True vs. Truly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between True and Truly
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True
Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous
The true cost.
Truly
In a truthful way
He speaks truly
True
Not counterfeit; real or genuine
True gold.
Truly
To the fullest degree; genuinely or properly
Management does not truly understand about the residents
True
Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical
A true crab.
A true gentleman.
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Truly
In actual fact or without doubt; really
This is truly a miracle
True
Properly called
True value.
Truly
Loyally or faithfully
Why cannot all masters be served truly?
True
Reliable; accurate
A true prophecy.
Truly
Sincerely; genuinely
We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.
True
Faithful, as to a friend, vow, or cause; loyal.
Truly
Truthfully; accurately
Reported the matter truly.
True
(Archaic) Truthful, honest, or trustworthy.
Truly
Indeed
Truly ugly.
True
Sincerely felt or expressed; unfeigned
True grief.
Truly
Properly
Not truly civilized.
True
Rightful; legitimate
The true heir.
Truly
(manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
True
Exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or pattern
Trying to sing true B.
Truly
(modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
That is truly all I know.
Truly, that is all I know.
True
Accurately shaped, fitted, or placed
Are the wheels true?.
Truly
(degree) Very.
You are truly silly.
True
Determined with reference to the earth's axis, not the magnetic poles
True north.
Truly
In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.
I can not truly say how I came here.
True
Quick and exact in sensing and responding
A true ear.
Truly
Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
True
(Computers) Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.
Truly
Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
True
In accord with reality, fact, or truthfulness.
Truly
Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
His innocent babe [is] truly begotten.
True
Unswervingly; exactly
The archer aimed true.
Truly
In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
Beauty is excelled by manly graceAnd wisdom, which alone is truly fair.
True
So as to conform to a type, standard, or pattern.
Truly
In accordance with truth or fact or reality;
She was now truly American
A genuinely open society
They don't really listen to us
True
To position (something) so as to make it balanced, level, or square
Trued up the long planks.
Truly
By right;
Baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime
True
Truth or reality. Used with the.
Truly
With sincerity; without pretense;
She praised him sincerely for his victory
Was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher
We are truly sorry for the inconvenience
True
Proper alignment or adjustment
Out of true.
Truly
In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers);
In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire
Really, you shouldn't have done it
A truly awful book
True
(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
This is a true story.
True
As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.
True
Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
A true copy;
A true likeness of the original
True
(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
True
Loyal, faithful.
He’s turned out to be a true friend.
True
Genuine; legitimate, valid.
This is true Parmesan cheese.
The true king has returned!
True
Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
True spiders
True
Accurate; following a path toward the target.
True
(of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
Is my bike wheel true? It feels unsteady.
True
Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
True
(of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
True
(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.
This gun shoots true.
True
(archaic) Truthfully.
True
(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.
True
Truth.
True
A pledge or truce.
True
To straighten (of something that is supposed to be straight).
He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.
True
To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.
We spent all night truing up the report.
True
Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
True
Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time.
True
Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
Thy so true,So faithful, love unequaled.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie.
True
Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
True
Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
True
In accordance with truth; truly.
True
Proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment;
Out of true
True
Make level, square, balanced, or concentric;
True up the cylinder of an engine
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
True
Not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
Real mink
True gold
True
Conforming to definitive criteria;
The horseshoe crab is not a true crab
Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
True
Accurately placed or thrown;
His aim was true
He was dead on target
True
Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;
True believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
True
Expressing or given to expressing the truth;
A true statement
Gave truthful testimony
A truthful person
True
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
True
Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;
Genuine emotion
Her interest in people was unfeigned
True grief
True
Rightly so called;
True courage
A spirit which true men have always admired
A true friend
True
Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;
True north is geographic north
True
Having a legally established claim;
The legitimate heir
The true and lawful king
True
In tune; accurate in pitch;
A true note
True
Accurately fitted; level;
The window frame isn't quite true
True
Reliable as a basis for action;
A true prophesy
True
As acknowledged;
True, she is the smartest in her class
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