'True' definitions:
Definition of 'true'
From: WordNet
adverb
As acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly]
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" [ant: false]
adjective
Accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" [syn: true, dead on target]
adjective
Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
adjective
Expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: truthful, true] [ant: untruthful]
adjective
Conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
adjective
Worthy of being depended on; "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" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)]
adjective
Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: genuine, true(a), unfeigned]
adjective
Rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
adjective
Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
adjective
Having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: true(a), lawful, rightful(a)]
adjective
In tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: on-key, true]
adjective
Accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" [syn: true, straight]
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" [syn: true, true up]
Definition of 'True'
From: GCIDE
- True \True\ (tr[udd]), a. [Compar. Truer (tr[udd]"[~e]r); superl. Truest.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre['o]we faithful, true, from tre['o]w 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original. [1913 Webster]
- Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Thy so true, So faithful, love unequaled. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian. [1913 Webster]
- The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. --John i. 9. [1913 Webster]
- True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Biol.) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Note: True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'True'
From: GCIDE
- True \True\, adv. In accordance with truth; truly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'true'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- acceptable,
- accepted,
- accommodate,
- accord,
- accurate,
- accurately,
- active,
- actual,
- adapt,
- adjust,
- adjust to,
- apodictic,
- applicable,
- appropriate,
- approved,
- ardent,
- arrowlike,
- ascertained,
- assimilate,
- attested,
- attune,
- authentic,
- authenticated,
- authoritative,
- be realized,
- befitting,
- bona fide,
- bound,
- candidly,
- canonical,
- careful,
- categorically true,
- certain,
- certified,
- Christian,
- clear,
- clear and distinct,
- clear as day,
- come to pass,
- come true,
- committed,
- compliant,
- conclusive,
- confirmed,
- conforming,
- conscientious,
- consistent,
- constant,
- conventional,
- coordinate,
- correct,
- correctly,
- corroborated,
- creditable,
- customary,
- cut to,
- de facto,
- dead straight,
- decisive,
- dedicated,
- definite,
- demonstrated,
- dependable,
- desired,
- determinate,
- determined,
- devoted,
- devout,
- direct,
- documentary,
- duteous,
- dutiful,
- effectual,
- equalize,
- established,
- estimable,
- evangelical,
- even,
- exact,
- exactly,
- expressive,
- factual,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- finicky,
- firm,
- fit,
- fitting,
- fix,
- fixed,
- flat,
- flinty,
- for real,
- frankly,
- fussy,
- gear to,
- genuine,
- happen,
- harmonize,
- high-principled,
- historical,
- homologate,
- homologize,
- honest,
- honest-to-God,
- honestly,
- honorable,
- horizontal,
- immovable,
- in a line,
- incorruptible,
- indicative,
- indubitable,
- ineluctable,
- inevitable,
- inflexible,
- inviolable,
- just,
- key to,
- kosher,
- lawful,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- level,
- liege,
- linear,
- literal,
- loyal,
- make plumb,
- make uniform,
- marble-constant,
- mathematical,
- meaningful,
- measure,
- meticulous,
- mindful,
- natural,
- necessary,
- normal,
- not in error,
- objectively true,
- observant,
- occur,
- of the faith,
- orthodox,
- orthodoxical,
- overnice,
- perfectly sure,
- place,
- positive,
- practicing,
- precise,
- predestined,
- predetermined,
- proper,
- proportion,
- proved,
- proven,
- punctilious,
- punctual,
- put in tune,
- real,
- realistic,
- received,
- reconcile,
- rectify,
- rectilineal,
- rectilinear,
- regardful,
- regular,
- regulate,
- reliable,
- resolute,
- responsible,
- right,
- right-minded,
- rightful,
- ruler-straight,
- scriptural,
- scrupulous,
- set,
- set right,
- settled,
- significant,
- similarize,
- sincere,
- sincerely,
- smooth,
- sot,
- sound,
- stable,
- standard,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steely,
- straight,
- straight-cut,
- straight-front,
- straight-side,
- straightforwardly,
- streamlined,
- strict,
- substantial,
- substantiated,
- suggestive,
- suitable,
- sure,
- sure-enough,
- sync,
- synchronize,
- tailor,
- take,
- tested,
- textual,
- to be trusted,
- traditional,
- traditionalistic,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- trim to,
- true as gospel,
- true up,
- true-blue,
- true-meaning,
- true-speaking,
- true-tongued,
- truehearted,
- truly,
- trustable,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- truth-bearing,
- truth-declaring,
- truth-desiring,
- truth-filled,
- truth-guarding,
- truth-loving,
- truth-passing,
- truth-speaking,
- truth-telling,
- truthful,
- truthfully,
- tune,
- typical,
- unadulterated,
- unambiguous,
- unbending,
- unbent,
- unbowed,
- unbroken,
- unconfuted,
- uncurved,
- undeflectable,
- undeflected,
- undeniable,
- undenied,
- undesigning,
- undeviating,
- undissembled,
- undistorted,
- undoubted,
- unequivocal,
- unerring,
- unerroneous,
- unfailing,
- unfallacious,
- unfalse,
- unfeigned,
- unflappable,
- uninterrupted,
- univocal,
- unmistakable,
- unmistaken,
- unperfidious,
- unquestionable,
- unrefuted,
- unshaken,
- unswerving,
- untreacherous,
- unturned,
- unvarnished,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- upright,
- valid,
- validated,
- veracious,
- veridical,
- verifiable,
- verified,
- veritable,
- vertical,
- very,
- whole-hearted,
- worthy
Words containing 'True'
- Out of true,
- not true,
- the true,
- true to,
- true up,
- A true bill,
- To come true,
- True as touch,
- True blue,
- True discount,
- True time,
- come true,
- hold true,
- tried and true,
- true anomaly,
- true bacteria,
- true bill,
- true blackberry,
- true bug,
- true cat,
- true cedar,
- true dwarf,
- true fir,
- true flycatcher,
- true frog,
- true fungus,
- true glottis,
- true guava,
- true heath,
- true jasmine,
- true laurel,
- true lobster,
- true mahogany,
- true marmoset,
- true molars,
- true pepper,
- true pine,
- true puffball,
- true rib,
- true sandalwood,
- true seal,
- true senna,
- true skin,
- true sparrow,
- true statement,
- true to form,
- true to life,
- true toad,
- true tulipwood,
- true warbler,
- True-blue,
- True-born,
- True-bred,
- True-hearted,
- True-heartedness,
- True-penny,
- danton true young,
- true lover's knot,
- true lovers' knot,
- true sago palm,
- true slime mold,
- true vampire bat,
- true vocal cord,
- true vocal fold,
- true-false,
- true-to-life,
- true-lover's knot,
- The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed