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true adj 1 agreeing with fact or reality; not false or wrong. 2 real; genuine; properly so called • The spider is not a true insect. 3 accurate or exact • The photograph doesn't give a true idea of the size of the building. 4 faithful; loyal • a true friend • be true to one's word. 5 conforming to a standard, pattern, type or expectation • behaved true to type. 6 in the correct position; well-fitting; accurately adjusted. 7 said of a compass bearing: measured according to the Earth's axis and not magnetic north. 8 honest; sincere • twelve good men and true. adverb 1 certainly • True, she isn't very happy here. 2 truthfully. 3 faithfully. 4 honestly. 5 accurately or precisely. 6 accurately in tune • sing true. 7 conforming to ancestral type • breed true. verb (trued, truing) to bring or restore (eg machinery) into an accurate or required position. come true said of a dream, hope, wish, etc: to happen in reality; to be fulfilled. out of true not in the correct position; not straight or properly balanced. true to form said of someone, their behaviour, etc: conforming to what is normal for them or expected of them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon treow.