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[[t]tru[/t]]

adj. tru•er, tru•est,

1) being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact:

a true story[/ex]

2) real; genuine; authentic:

true gold[/ex]

3) sincere; not deceitful:

a true interest in others[/ex]

4) loyal; faithful; steadfast:

a true friend[/ex]

5) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character:

the true meaning of his statement[/ex]

6) conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, etc.:

a true copy[/ex]

7) exact; precise; accurate; correct:

a true balance[/ex]

8) such as it should be; proper:

to arrange things in their true order[/ex]

9) properly so called; rightly answering to a description:

true statesmanship[/ex]

10) legitimate or rightful:

the true heir[/ex]

11) reliable, unfailing, or sure:

a true sign[/ex]

12) exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface or instrument

13) honest; honorable; upright

14) bio gen conforming to the type, structural standards, or norm of a particular group:

The lion is a true cat[/ex]

15) ahb. bot

purebred

16) naut. navig. (of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north

17) archaic truthful

18) exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment:

to be out of true[/ex]

19) the true, something that is true; truth

20) in a true manner; truly; truthfully

21) exactly or accurately

22) in conformity with the ancestral type:

to breed true[/ex]

23) to adjust, shape, place, etc., exactly or accurately; make true

24) cvb bui (esp. in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often fol. by up)

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME trewe (adj. and adv.), OE trēowe (adj.) loyal, trustworthy (cf. trow, truce); akin to OHG gitriuwi, ON tryggr, Go triggws trustworthy true′ness, n.