true /tru/
1. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
synset: true
1. make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"
1. 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"
synset: true
2. accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
synset: true, dead_on_target
3. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
synset: true
4. expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
5. conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
synset: true
6. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
synset: dependable, honest, reliable, true
7. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
synset: genuine, true, unfeigned
8. rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
synset: true
9. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
synset: true
10. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
synset: true, lawful, rightful
11. in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note"
12. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
1. as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
synset: true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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