True — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

make level, square, balanced, or concentric

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈuː/.

Examples

out of true
true up the cylinder of an engine
the story is true

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dead on target rightful admittedly dependable unfeigned lawful honest avowedly reliable on-key straight true up truthful confessedly genuine

Antonyms

untruthful false

Parts of Speech

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; ; - B. Russell “the story is true”
adjective	accurately placed or thrown “his aim was true”
adjective	devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth “true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them”
adjective	expressing or given to expressing the truth “a true statement”
adjective	conforming to definitive criteria “the horseshoe crab is not a true crab”
adjective	worthy of being depended on “a dependable worker”
adjective	not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed “genuine emotion”
adjective	rightly so called “true courage”
adjective	determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles “true north is geographic north”
adjective	having a legally established claim “the legitimate heir”
adjective	in tune; accurate in pitch “a true note”
adjective	accurately fitted; level “the window frame isn't quite true”
adverb	as acknowledged “true, she is the smartest in her class”

Word Forms

true	verb	make level, square, balanced, or concentric
true	noun	proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
trueness	noun	conformity to reality or actuality
truthfulness	noun	the quality of being truthful
dependableness	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
dependability	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
honestness	noun	the quality of being honest
reliableness	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
reliability	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
genuineness	noun	undisputed credibility
lawfulness	noun	the quality of conforming to law
rightfulness	noun	anything in accord with principles of justice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

WAHR

richtige Ausrichtung; die Eigenschaft, die etwas besitzt, das in der richtigen oder richtigen Ausrichtung ist

🇫🇷French

vrai

bon alignement ; la propriété possédée par quelque chose qui est dans un alignement correct ou approprié

🇪🇸Spanish

verdadero

alineación adecuada; la propiedad que posee algo que está en alineación correcta o adecuada

🇮🇹Italian

VERO

corretto allineamento; la proprietà posseduta da qualcosa che è nel corretto o corretto allineamento

🇳🇱Dutch

WAAR

juiste uitlijning; de eigenschap die wordt bezeten door iets dat correct of op de juiste manier is uitgelijnd

🇵🇹Portuguese

verdadeiro

alinhamento adequado; a propriedade possuída por algo que está em alinhamento correto ou adequado

🇷🇺Russian

истинный

правильное выравнивание; собственность, принадлежащая чему-то, что находится в правильном или правильном положении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सत्य

समुचित संरेखण; किसी ऐसी चीज़ के पास मौजूद संपत्ति जो सही या उचित संरेखण में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সত্য

সঠিক প্রান্তিককরণ; সঠিক বা সঠিক প্রান্তিককরণে এমন কিছুর অধিকারী সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

உண்மை

சரியான சீரமைப்பு; சரியான அல்லது சரியான சீரமைப்பில் உள்ள ஏதாவது ஒரு சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

నిజం

సరైన అమరిక; సరైన లేదా సరైన అమరికలో ఉన్న ఆస్తిని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

खरे

योग्य संरेखन; योग्य किंवा योग्य संरेखनात असलेल्या एखाद्या वस्तूच्या ताब्यात असलेली मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાચું

યોગ્ય ગોઠવણી; યોગ્ય અથવા યોગ્ય ગોઠવણીમાં હોય તેવી કોઈ વસ્તુ દ્વારા કબજામાં રહેલી મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಜ

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಜೋಡಣೆ; ಸರಿಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಜೋಡಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സത്യം

ശരിയായ വിന്യാസം; ശരിയായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശരിയായ വിന്യാസത്തിലുള്ള എന്തെങ്കിലും കൈവശമുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਚ ਹੈ

ਸਹੀ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ; ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜੋ ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سچ

مناسب سیدھ؛ کسی ایسی چیز کے پاس موجود جائیداد جو صحیح یا مناسب سیدھ میں ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

真的

正确对齐；正确或适当对齐的事物所拥有的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

真実

適切な調整。正しい、または適切な位置にあるものが持つ特性

🇰🇷Korean

진실

적절한 정렬; 정확하거나 적절한 정렬에 있는 어떤 것이 소유한 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ĐÚNG VẬY

căn chỉnh thích hợp; tài sản được sở hữu bởi một cái gì đó được sắp xếp chính xác hoặc phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

จริง

การจัดตำแหน่งที่เหมาะสม ทรัพย์สินที่ครอบครองโดยสิ่งที่อยู่ในแนวที่ถูกต้องหรือเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

BENAR

keselarasan yang tepat; properti yang dimiliki oleh sesuatu yang berada dalam keselarasan yang benar atau tepat

🇵🇭Filipino

totoo

wastong pagkakahanay; ang ari-arian na tinataglay ng isang bagay na nasa tama o wastong pagkakahanay

🇲🇾Malay

benar

penjajaran yang betul; harta yang dimiliki oleh sesuatu yang berada dalam penjajaran yang betul atau betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقيقي

المحاذاة الصحيحة الخاصية التي يمتلكها شيء ما في محاذاة صحيحة أو مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

درست است

هم ترازی مناسب؛ دارایی متعلق به چیزی است که در تراز صحیح یا مناسب است

🇹🇷Turkish

doğru

uygun hizalama; doğru veya uygun hizada olan bir şeyin sahip olduğu mülk

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָכוֹן

יישור נכון; הנכס שבידי משהו שנמצא בהתאמה נכונה או תקינה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'true'?

The primary meaning of 'true' is 'proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'true' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'true' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'true' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'true' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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