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[truː], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- in accordance with fact or reality
(e.g: a true story)
- accurate or exact
(e.g: it was a true depiction)
- loyal or faithful
(e.g: he was a true friend)
- honest
(e.g: we appeal to all good men and true to rally to us)
Phrases:
- come true
- many a true word is spoken in jest
- out of true
- true as Bob
- true to form
- true to life
Origin
:
Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce
[truː], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- truly
(e.g: Hobson spoke truer than he knew)
- accurately or without variation
Phrases:
- come true
- many a true word is spoken in jest
- out of true
- true as Bob
- true to form
- true to life
Origin
:
Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce
[truː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- bring (an object, wheel, or other construction) into the exact shape or position required
(e.g: the bench sander is ideal for truing up faces of timber)
Phrases:
- come true
- many a true word is spoken in jest
- out of true
- true as Bob
- true to form
- true to life
Origin
:
Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce
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