What is the meaning of the word "true"?
Definitions:
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accurately placed or thrown
adjective
- My aim was true.
- My aim was true.
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as acknowledged
adverb
- True, you are the smartest in our class.
- True, you are the smartest in our class.
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conforming to definitive criteria
adjective
- the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
- the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
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devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
adjective
- true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
- true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
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expressing or given to expressing the truth
adjective
- a true statement
- a true statement
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make level, square, balanced, or concentric
verb
- true up the cylinder of an engine
- true up the cylinder of an engine
Synonyms:
- admittedly
- avowedly
- confessedly
- dead on target
- genuine
- on-key
- reliable
- rightful
- straight
- true up
- truthful