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English to English adjective
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consistent with fact or reality; not false |  | Example: the story is true
it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true
the true meaning of the statement
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expressing or given to expressing the truth | | Example: a true statement
gave truthful testimony
a truthful person
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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. | | source: webster1913
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Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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accurately placed or thrown | | Example: his aim was true
he was dead on target
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devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth | | Example: true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
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conforming to definitive criteria | | Example: the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
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worthy of being depended on | | Example: a dependable worker
an honest working stiff
a reliable sourcSFLe of information
he was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
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not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed | | Example: genuine emotion
her interest in people was unfeigned
true grief
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rightly so called | | Example: true courage
a spirit which true men have always admired
a true friend
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determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles | | Example: true north is geographic north
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having a legally established claim | | Example: the legitimate heir
the true and lawful king
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in tune; accurate in pitch | | Example: a true note
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accurately fitted; level | | Example: the window frame isn't quite true
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as acknowledged | | Example: true, she is the smartest in her class
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In accordance with truth; truly. | | source: webster1913 noun
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proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment | | Example: out of true
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make level, square, balanced, or concentric | | Example: true up the cylinder of an engine
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