Meaning & use

true

adjective·Everyday

In accordance with fact or reality; accurate and not false.

See it in a sentence

It is true that the meeting has been moved to next Thursday.

Her account of the accident turned out to be completely true.

A note on using this word

True can also describe loyalty, as in 'a true friend', or precise alignment, as in 'the wheel is not true'.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To make something perfectly level, straight, or exact by adjustment.

The mechanic trued the bicycle wheel until it spun without wobbling.

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