Dictionary definition · true
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"
adjective
- consistent with fact or reality; not false"the story is true"
- accurately placed or thrown"his aim was true"
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
- expressing or given to expressing the truth"a true statement"
- conforming to definitive criteria"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"
- worthy of being depended on"a dependable worker"
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed"genuine emotion"
- rightly so called"true courage"
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles"true north is geographic north"
adverb
- as acknowledged"true, she is the smartest in her class"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).