true

true is on the Basic English 850 List.

trousers - true - turn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /truː/, SAMPA: /tru:/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /tru/, SAMPA: /tru/

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Adjective

Positive true

Comparative truer

Superlative truest

1. If something is true, it is correct or real, not imagined or made up.
   • Synonym: honest
   • Antonyms: dishonest and false

   She says she didn't take the money, but what she says is not true.

   My wife is my one true love.

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