true
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. 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
- the true meaning of the statement
Similar word(s): correct, right, faithful, echt, genuine, honest, honorable, sincere, actual, genuine, literal, real, apodeictic, apodictic, truthful, sure
2. accurately placed or thrown
- his aim was true
Similar word(s): accurate
3. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
Similar word(s): faithful
4. expressing or given to expressing the truth
- a true statement
Similar word(s): honest, honorable, honest, veracious, truthful
5. conforming to definitive criteria
- the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
- Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
Similar word(s): typical
6. worthy of being depended on
- he was true to his word
- I would be true for there are those who trust me
Similar word(s): trustworthy, trusty, dependable, honest, reliable
7. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- true grief
Similar word(s): sincere, genuine, unfeigned
8. rightly so called
- true courage
- a spirit which true men have always admired
- a true friend
Similar word(s): real
9. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- true north is geographic north
Similar word(s): geographic, geographical
10. having a legally established claim
- the true and lawful king
Similar word(s): legitimate, lawful, rightful
11. in tune; accurate in pitch
- a true note
Similar word(s): harmonious
12. accurately fitted; level
- the window frame isn't quite true
Similar word(s): even, straight
Sentences with true as an adjective:
- This is a true story.
- a true copy;
- "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
- He’s turned out to be a true friend.
- This is true Parmesan cheese.
- The true king has returned!
adverb
1. as acknowledged
- true, she is the smartest in her class
Similar word(s): admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
Sentences with true as an adverb:
- this gun shoots true
noun
1. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- out of true