True I Truː Word Prove Extra Examples Real

• indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
• can you prove that what you say is true?
• all the rumours turned out to be true.
• is it true she's leaving?

true

Word Family

• true adjective (≠ untrue)
• truth noun
• truthful adjective (≠ untruthful)
• truthfully adverb
• truly adverb
1. connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed
• OPPOSITE untrue
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• Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
• Can you prove that what you say is true?
• All the rumours turned out to be true.
• Is it true she's leaving?
• It is certainly true that money can't buy you happiness.
• I think it would be true to say that the show was a success.
• That's not strictly (= completely) true.
• The novel is based on a true story.
• Unfortunately, these findings do not hold true (= are not valid) for women and children.
• Exercise can help in the development of social skills, and this is especially true for kids playing team sports.
• The music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting.
• You never spoke a truer word (= used to emphasize that you agree with what somebody has just said).

Extra Examples

• It is literally true that I never heard of him until I was in my late twenties.
• That is undoubtedly true.
• The story is more or less true.
• It's hardly true to call cleaning windows a ‘profession’.
• This degree of inequality was by no means true of all 19th-century marriages.
• This is in fact true in most situations.
• We hope that this will prove true.
• What applies at a local level holds doubly true at a national level.
• What is true for buyers is equally true for sellers.
• While technically true, this is unfair.
• While this is certainly true for some, it is not the case for others.
2. real or exact, especially when this is different from how something seems
• the true face of war (= what it is really like rather than what people think it is like)
• This project demonstrates the true value of teamwork.
• The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come.
• He reveals his true character to very few people.
• I did not realize the true nature of their relationship.
• She was unable to hide her true feelings for him.

Extra Examples

• the true face of socialism
• She is not the true owner of this house.
3. having the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned
• It was true love between them.
• He's a true gentleman.
• The painting is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word.
• He is credited with inventing the first true helicopter.
4. used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that something else is more important
• It's true that he could do the job, but would he fit in with the rest of the team?
• It's perfectly true that I didn't help much, but I was busy.
• ‘We could get it cheaper.’ ‘True, but would it be as good?’
• True enough, but that doesn't tell the whole story.
5. showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations
• a true friend
• She has always been true to herself (= done what she thought was good, right, etc.).
• He was true to his word (= did what he promised to do).
• Many were executed for remaining true to their principles.
• Knights swore to be true to their lord.
6. being an accurate version or copy of something
• The movie is not true to the book.
• The painting is a true likeness of her.

Extra Examples

• The article isn't at all true to what I actually said.
• True to her prediction, it began snowing later that day.
• Is it your wish that I should sign these minutes as a true record of that meeting?
• This account is now accepted as a true reflection of what actually happened.
7. straight and accurate
• His aim was true (= he hit the target).
8. to become reality
• Winning the medal was like a dream come true.
• All her wishes came true.
9. to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true
• It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.
• His expressions of support rang rather hollow.
• His promise rang hollow.
10. used to say that you cannot believe that something is as good as it seems
• ‘I'm afraid you were quoted the wrong price.’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’
11. that you have used or relied on in the past successfully
• a tried and true method for solving the problem
12. your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see
• It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colours.
13. used to say that somebody is behaving in the way that you expect them to behave, especially when this is annoying
• True to form, she managed to upset everyone before leaving.
14. seeming real rather than invented
• I don’t think the characters are very true to life.

Word Origin

• Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce.