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true

/truː/

/tru/

trueadjective

truer

Comp.

truest

Super.

/truː/

/tru/

Translations

истинный

He is a true friend.

Он истинный друг.

настоящий

She is a true artist.

Она настоящий художник.

верный

This is a true statement.

Это верное утверждение.

Additional translations

правдивый

точный

подлинный

Definitions

In accordance with fact or reality; accurate or exact.

The true story of the event was finally revealed.

Loyal or faithful; steadfast in allegiance or affection.

She has always been a true friend, standing by me through thick and thin.

Genuine or authentic; not false or counterfeit.

The painting was confirmed to be a true masterpiece from the Renaissance period.

Consistent with a standard or pattern; conforming to a type or norm.

The building was a true example of Gothic architecture.

Synonyms

Antonyms

trueadverb

/truː/

Used after verbs to mean “accurately, straight, without deviation”

Definitions

Accurately or without deviation; straight toward a target.

The arrow flew true and struck the centre of the target.

Synonyms

truenoun

trues

Logic/computing term for the Boolean value; sometimes countable in technical texts

Definitions

The Boolean truth value representing affirmation or logical 1.

In this programming language, true evaluates as non-zero.

Synonyms

trueverb

trued

Past Simple

trued

Past Participle

truing

Gerund

Technical sense “make level, straight, or exact; adjust precisely”

Definitions

To make (something) level, square, or exact; bring into precise alignment.

The mechanic trued the wheel before reinstalling it.

Synonyms

true up

set true

make true