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true in WordNet English dictionary
adverb- as acknowledged
"true, she is the smartest in her class"
true admittedly avowedly confessedly true admittedly avowedly confessedly
adjective- accurately placed or thrown
"his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
true dead on target
- 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"
dependable honest reliable true
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
"genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
genuine true unfeigned
- having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
true lawful rightful
- in tune; accurate in pitch
"a true note"
on-key true
- accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
true straight
- 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"
true
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
"a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
truthful true
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
"true north is geographic north"
true
- rightly so called
"true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
true
- conforming to definitive criteria
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
true
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
true
noun- proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
"out of true"
true
verb- make level, square, balanced, or concentric
"true up the cylinder of an engine"
true true up
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University