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True I Person Remain Thing Democracy Day Fact

word true
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adjective
If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable .
Everything I had heard about him was true.
He said it was true that a collision had happened.
The play follows the true story of the couple whose daughter has an extreme form of Asperger's syndrome.
You use true to emphasize that a person or thing is sincere or genuine, often in contrast to something that is pretended or hidden .
I allowed myself to acknowledge my true feelings.
The true cost often differs from that which had first been projected.
He argues that he is the true candidate of change.
If you use true to describe something or someone, you approve of them because they have all the characteristics or qualities that such a person or thing typically has.
This country professes to be a true democracy.
Maybe one day you'll find true love.
The ability to work collaboratively is a true test of leadership.
I think he's a true genius.
If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them.
The romance may have gone out of the marriage, but this is true of many couples.
Expenditure on health has gone down, and the same is true for education.
You can use true in order to admit that a fact or opinion is real or valid before indicating that you think that it is not important or relevant in the circumstances .
It's true she gets madly impatient with him, but what mother doesn't?
They were still fashionable figures, it is true, but they were no longer public celebrities.
'Things are different in my country.' 'True, true, but we're not in your country, are we?'
If you are true to someone, you remain committed and loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it.
Many consumers remain true to their favourite brand.
India has remained true to democracy.
She's been true to her word from day one.
inflections truertruest
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