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Things that are true are accurate, honest, and correct. There are many specific meanings, but when something is true, you can believe it.

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Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

Noun
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"

Verb
make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"

Adjective S.
accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"

Adjective S.
reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"

Adjective S.
accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn''t quite true"

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Adjective S.
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"

Adjective S.
not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"

Adjective S.
in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note"

Adjective
expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"

Adjective
consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

Adjective S.
conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"

Adverb
as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"


n.
Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

n.
Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.

n.
Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.

n.
Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.

adv.
In accordance with truth; truly.


True

True , a. [Compar. Truer ; superl. Truest.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre'a2we faithful, true, from tre'a2w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D.trouw, adj. & n., G. treu, adj., treue, n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj., triuwa, n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen, adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws, adj., triggwa, n., trauan to trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf. Trow, Trust, Truth.] 1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts. 2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time.
3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
Thy so true, So faithful, love unequaled.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie.
4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
&hand; True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true. Out of true, varying from correct mechanical form, alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not perpendicular, of a wheel whose circumference is not in the same plane, and the like. [Colloq.] -- A true bill (Law), a bill of indictment which is returned by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges to be true. -- True time. See under Time.

True

True, adv. In accordance with truth; truly. Shak.

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

In accordance with truth; truly.

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Usage Examples

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.

A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.

'Let God be true but every man a liar' is the language of true faith.

'Truth Will Set U Free' is about honesty. My philosophic belief that ultimately being true to yourself is liberating, with every individual's inalienable right to be who they are without fear or recrimination.

A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.

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Other Usage Examples

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.

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