true
Adjective
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Consistent with fact or reality;
Not false (synset 302469730)"the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"; "the true meaning of the statement"also: -
Accurately placed or thrown (synset 300023157)
"his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"similar to: accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracysame as: dead on target
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Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth (synset 300962719)
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"similar to: faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance
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Expressing or given to expressing the truth (synset 301228271)
"a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"same as: truthful
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Conforming to definitive criteria (synset 302478996)
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"similar to: typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
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Worthy of being depended on (synset 302474747)
"a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"similar to: trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief
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Not pretended;
Sincerely felt or expressed (synset 302187907)"genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"similar to: sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful -
Rightly so called (synset 301945125)
"true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"similar to: real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
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Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles (synset 301473564)
"true north is geographic north"similar to: geographic, geographical - determined by geography
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Having a legally established claim (synset 301410239)
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"similar to: legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
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In tune;
Accurate in pitch (synset 301167303)"a true note"similar to: harmonious - musically pleasingsame as: on-key -
Accurately fitted;
Level (synset 300914318)"the window frame isn't quite true"similar to: even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)same as: straight
Noun
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Proper alignment;
The property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment (synset 105084517)"out of true"is a type of: alignment - the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
Adverb
Verb
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Make level, square, balanced, or concentric (synset 200466204)
"true up the cylinder of an engine"is a type of: adjust, align, aline, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straightsame as: true up
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