Dictionary
true
Pronunciation: (trOO), [key]
—adj., tru•er, tru•est,
—n., adv., v., trued, tru•ing or true•ing.
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adj.
1. being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false:
a true story.
2. real; genuine; authentic:
true gold; true feelings.
3. sincere; not deceitful:
a true interest in someone's welfare.
4. firm in allegiance; loyal; faithful; steadfast:
a true friend.
5. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something:
the true meaning of his statement.
6. conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, or the like:
a true copy.
7. exact; precise; accurate; correct:
a true balance.
8. of the right kind; such as it should be; proper:
to arrange things in their true order.
9. properly so called; rightly answering to a description:
true statesmanship.
10. legitimate or rightful:
the true heir.
11. reliable, unfailing, or sure:
a true sign.
12. exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface, instrument, or part of a mechanism.
13. honest; honorable; upright.
14. Biol.conforming to the type, norm, or standard of structure of a particular group; typical:
The lion is a true cat.
15. Animal Husb.purebred.
16. Navig.(of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north.
17. Archaic.truthful.
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n.
1. exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment:
to be out of true.
2. the true,something that is true; truth.
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adv.
1. in a true manner; truly; truthfully.
2. exactly or accurately.
3. in conformity with the ancestral type:
to breed true.
4. come true, to have the expected or hoped-for result; become a reality:
She couldn't believe that her dream would ever come true.
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v.t.
1. to make true; shape, adjust, place, etc., exactly or accurately:
to true the wheels of a bicycle after striking a pothole.
2. (esp. in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often fol. by
up):
to true up the sides of a door. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
