true - English word #305

Translation

Real and right; matching the facts and not made up.

Word origin

Comes from an Old English word meaning faithful or to be trusted.

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"True" asks if the fact is real and right.

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Here "true" means the story really happened.

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"True" shows the friend is real and can be trusted.

Something true is real and right. A true fact matches what really happened. The opposite of true is false or wrong.

real

True and not made up; something that really exists.

right

Correct or true, or the side that is opposite the left.

clear

Easy to see, hear, or understand; with nothing in the way.

sure

Knowing that something is true and having no doubt about it.

wrong

Not right, or not correct.

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