True

adverb

tru

Adjective

worthy of being depended on
“he was true to his word”
“I would be true for there are those who trust me”
Similar:Dependable Honest Reliable
expressing or given to expressing the truth
“a true statement”
Similar:Truthful
See also:HonestHonorable
accurately fitted; level
“the window frame isn't quite true”
Similar:Straight
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
“true grief”
Similar:GenuineUnfeigned
in tune; accurate in pitch
“a true note”
Similar:On-key
having a legally established claim
“the true and lawful king”
Similar:LawfulRightful
accurately placed or thrown
“his aim was true”
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”
“the true meaning of the statement”
See also:Genuine HonestRight
conforming to definitive criteria
“the horseshoe crab is not a true crab”
“Pythagoras was the first true mathematician”
rightly so called
“true courage”
“a spirit which true men have always admired”
“a true friend”
determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
“true north is geographic north”
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
“true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them”

proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
“out of true”
Type of:Alignment

make level, square, balanced, or concentric
“true up the cylinder of an engine”
Type of:AlignAdjustAline

as acknowledged
“true, she is the smartest in her class”
Similar:AdmittedlyAvowedlyConfessedly