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True vs. Truly — What's the Difference?

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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