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true

/ true /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
"out of true"
Type of:
alignment
Derived:
true up
adjective satellite Sense 2
conforming to definitive criteria
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"
"Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
Similar:
typical
adjective Sense 3
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"
Similar:
actual genuine literal real apodictic apodeictic factual so(p)
Opposites:
false
See also:
correct right faithful genuine echt
adverb Sense 4
as acknowledged
"true, she is the smartest in her class"
adjective satellite Sense 5
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
Similar:
faithful
adjective satellite Sense 6
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn''t quite true"
Similar:
even
adjective satellite Sense 7
reliable as a basis for action
"a true prophesy"
Similar:
reliable dependable
adjective satellite Sense 8
accurately placed or thrown
"his aim was true"
"he was dead on target"
Similar:
accurate
verb Sense 9
make level, square, balanced, or concentric
"true up the cylinder of an engine"
Type of:
align aline line up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 10
in tune; accurate in pitch
"a true note"
Similar:
harmonious
adjective Sense 11
expressing or given to expressing the truth
"a true statement"
"gave truthful testimony"
"a truthful person"
Similar:
honest veracious
Opposites:
untruthful
adjective satellite Sense 12
not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin
"real mink"
"true gold"
Similar:
genuine echt
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
19
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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alignment typical actual genuine literal real apodictic apodeictic factual so(p) false faithful