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21true — I UK [truː] / US [tru] adjective Word forms true : adjective true comparative truer superlative truest *** Ways of emphasizing that something is true: Actually/In actual fact → used for saying what is really true, when this is different from what …
22true — true1 [ tru ] adjective *** ▸ 1 based on fact ▸ 2 real/actual ▸ 3 with right qualities ▸ 4 always loyal ▸ 5 straight/upright/level ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) based on facts or things that really happen, and not made up: The film is based on a true story.… …
23true — 1 /tru:/ adjective 1 NOT FALSE based on facts and not imagined or invented: No, honestly, it s a true story. | it is true (that): Is it true that you re leaving? | be true of sb: Babies need a lot of sleep and this is particularly true of… …
24true — [[t]tru͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ truer, truest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable. Everything I had heard about him was true... He said it was… …
25true — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 in accordance with fact or reality (a true story). 2 genuine; rightly or strictly so called; not spurious or counterfeit (a true friend; the true heir to the throne). 3 (often foll. by to) loyal or faithful (true to one s… …
26true — adj. 1 right or correct VERBS ▪ be, ring, seem, sound ▪ Her explanation doesn t ring quite true. ▪ come ▪ All her wishes came tr …
27true — trueness, n. /trooh/, adj., truer, truest, n., adv., v., trued, truing or trueing. adj. 1. being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story. 2. real; genuine; authentic: true gold;… …
28true — /tru / (say trooh) adjective (truer, truest) 1. being in accordance with the actual state of things; conforming to fact; not false: a true story. 2. real or genuine: true gold. 3. free from deceit; sincere: a true interest in someone s welfare. 4 …
29true — [[t]tru[/t]] adj. tru•er, tru•est, 1) being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact: a true story[/ex] 2) real; genuine; authentic: true gold[/ex] 3) sincere; not deceitful: a true interest in others[/ex]… …
30true — I. adjective (truer; truest) Etymology: Middle English trewe, from Old English trēowe faithful; akin to Old High German gitriuwi faithful, Old Irish derb sure, and probably to Sanskrit dāruṇa hard, dāru wood more at tree Date: before 12th century …
