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The carpenter checks if the shelf is true before securing it.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Consistent with fact or reality; not false: Conforming to what is real or actual.
    • Accurately fitted, aligned, or placed: Being in the correct position, form, or alignment.
    • Genuine; not pretended: Sincerely felt or expressed; authentic.
    • Loyal; faithful: Steadfast in allegiance or devotion.
    • Legitimate; rightful: Having a legally or morally established claim.
    • Accurate; precise: Conforming exactly to a standard, rule, or type.
    • Determined by earth's axis: Referring to geographic, rather than magnetic, direction.

  2. Adverb:

    • Truthfully; accurately: In a manner that is consistent with fact or reality.
    • Without variation from type: In an accurate or precise manner.

  3. Noun:

    • Proper alignment: The state of being in correct or exact position.

  4. Verb:

    • To make level, square, or aligned: To adjust something so that it is in the correct position or form.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Is the story true? (Is the story consistent with facts?)
    • He is a true friend who stands by you. (He is a loyal and genuine friend.)
    • The window frame must be true for it to close properly. (The window frame must be accurately aligned.)
    • She is the true heir to the estate. (She is the legitimate heir.)
    • A true north direction is based on geography. (A north direction based on the earth's axis.)

  • Adverb:

    • Tell me true, what happened? (Tell me truthfully.)
    • The arrow flew true to its target. (The arrow flew accurately to its target.)

  • Noun:

    • The carpenter checked the door for true. (The carpenter checked if the door was in proper alignment.)

  • Verb:

    • The mechanic will true the wheel. (The mechanic will adjust the wheel to its proper alignment.)
Advanced Usage

  • "To hold true": To remain valid or applicable.

    • The same principle holds true for all cases. (The same principle remains valid.)

  • "True to form": Behaving as is typical or expected.

    • True to form, he arrived late. (As was typical of him, he arrived late.)

  • "True to life": Realistically representing actual life.

    • The characters in the novel are very true to life. (The characters are very realistic.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Truly (adv): In a truthful, sincere, or accurate manner.
    • I am truly grateful for your help.
  • Truth (n): The quality or state of being true; a fact or belief that is true.
    • He always seeks the truth.
  • Truthful (adj): Telling or expressing the truth.
    • She gave a truthful account of the event.
Synonyms
  • Accurate: Correct in all details.
  • Genuine: Truly what something is said to be; authentic.
  • Loyal: Giving or showing firm and constant support.
  • Real: Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact.
  • Valid: Having a sound basis in logic or fact.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • True up: To make something level, square, or properly aligned.
    • You need to true up the shelves before securing them. (You need to align the shelves correctly.)
Related Idioms
  • "Dream come true": A wish or hope that becomes reality.
    • Winning the scholarship was a dream come true.
  • "Too good to be true": So appealing or advantageous that it seems unlikely to be real.
    • The offer sounded too good to be true.
  • "Ring true": To sound genuine or believable.
    • His explanation didn't quite ring true. (His explanation did not seem believable.)
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The carpenter checks if the shelf is true before securing it.

Adjective
  1. accurately fitted; level
    • the window frame isn't quite true
  2. in tune; accurate in pitch
    • a true note
  3. having a legally established claim
    • the legitimate heir
    • the true and lawful king
  4. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
    • true north is geographic north
  5. rightly so called
    • true courage
    • a spirit which true men have always admired
    • a true friend
  6. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
    • genuine emotion
    • her interest in people was unfeigned
    • true grief
  7. worthy of being depended on
    • a dependable worker
    • an honest working stiff
    • a reliable sourcSFLe of information
    • he was true to his word
    • I would be true for there are those who trust me
  8. conforming to definitive criteria
    • the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
    • Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
  9. expressing or given to expressing the truth
    • a true statement
    • gave truthful testimony
    • a truthful person
  10. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
    • true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
  11. accurately placed or thrown
    • his aim was true
    • he was dead on target
  12. consistent with fact or reality; not false
    • the story is true
    • it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true- B. Russell
    • the true meaning of the statement
Adverb
  1. as acknowledged
    • true, she is the smartest in her class
Noun
  1. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
    • out of true
Verb
  1. make level, square, balanced, or concentric
    • true up the cylinder of an engine

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