Truth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fact that has been verified

conformity to reality or actuality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈuːθ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈuːθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈuːθ/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈuːθ/.

Examples

at last he knew the truth
the truth is that he didn't want to do it
they debated the truth of the proposition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

true statement verity trueness accuracy Sojourner Truth the true

Antonyms

inaccuracy falsity falsehood

Parts of Speech

noun	a fact that has been verified “at last he knew the truth”
noun	conformity to reality or actuality “they debated the truth of the proposition”
noun	a true statement “he told the truth”
noun	the quality of being near to the true value “he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass”
noun	United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

Word Forms

true

adjective

consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wahrheit

eine Tatsache, die bestätigt wurde

🇫🇷French

vérité

un fait qui a été vérifié

🇪🇸Spanish

verdad

un hecho que ha sido verificado

🇮🇹Italian

verità

un fatto che è stato verificato

🇳🇱Dutch

waarheid

een feit dat is geverifieerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

verdade

um fato que foi verificado

🇷🇺Russian

правда

факт, который проверен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सच

एक तथ्य जो सत्यापित किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

সত্য

একটি সত্য যা যাচাই করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

உண்மை

சரிபார்க்கப்பட்ட உண்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిజం

ధృవీకరించబడిన వాస్తవం

🇮🇳Marathi

सत्य

एक सत्य जे सत्यापित केले गेले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સત્ય

એક હકીકત જેની ચકાસણી કરવામાં આવી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸತ್ಯ

ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಸತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സത്യം

സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു വസ്തുത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਚ

ਇੱਕ ਤੱਥ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سچائی

ایک حقیقت جس کی تصدیق ہو چکی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

真相

已被证实的事实

🇯🇵Japanese

真実

確認された事実

🇰🇷Korean

진실

확인된 사실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thật

sự thật đã được xác minh

🇹🇭Thai

ความจริง

ข้อเท็จจริงที่ได้รับการตรวจสอบแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebenaran

fakta yang telah diverifikasi

🇵🇭Filipino

katotohanan

isang katotohanang napatunayan na

🇲🇾Malay

kebenaran

fakta yang telah disahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقيقة

حقيقة تم التحقق منها

🇮🇷Persian

حقیقت

واقعیتی که تایید شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

gerçek

doğrulanmış bir gerçek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶמֶת

עובדה שאומתה

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