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True

Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous
The true cost.
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In a truthful way
He speaks truly
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Not counterfeit; real or genuine
True gold.
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To the fullest degree; genuinely or properly
Management does not truly understand about the residents
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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
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Properly called
True value.
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Loyally or faithfully
Why cannot all masters be served truly?
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Reliable; accurate
A true prophecy.
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Sincerely; genuinely
We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.
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True

Faithful, as to a friend, vow, or cause; loyal.
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Truly

Truthfully; accurately
Reported the matter truly.
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(Archaic) Truthful, honest, or trustworthy.
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Indeed
Truly ugly.
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Sincerely felt or expressed; unfeigned
True grief.
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Properly
Not truly civilized.
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Rightful; legitimate
The true heir.
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(manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
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Exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or pattern
Trying to sing true B.
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(modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
That is truly all I know.
Truly, that is all I know.
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Accurately shaped, fitted, or placed
Are the wheels true?.
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(degree) Very.
You are truly silly.
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Determined with reference to the earth's axis, not the magnetic poles
True north.
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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.
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Quick and exact in sensing and responding
A true ear.
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Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
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(Computers) Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.
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Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
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In accord with reality, fact, or truthfulness.
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Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
His innocent babe [is] truly begotten.
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Unswervingly; exactly
The archer aimed true.
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In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
Beauty is excelled by manly graceAnd wisdom, which alone is truly fair.
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So as to conform to a type, standard, or pattern.
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In accordance with truth or fact or reality;
She was now truly American
A genuinely open society
They don't really listen to us
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To position (something) so as to make it balanced, level, or square
Trued up the long planks.
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By right;
Baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime
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Truth or reality. Used with the.
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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
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Proper alignment or adjustment
Out of true.
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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
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True

(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
This is a true story.
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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.
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Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
A true copy;
A true likeness of the original
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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.
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Loyal, faithful.
He’s turned out to be a true friend.
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True

Genuine; legitimate, valid.
This is true Parmesan cheese.
The true king has returned!
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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
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Accurate; following a path toward the target.
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(of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
Is my bike wheel true? It feels unsteady.
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Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
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(of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
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(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.
This gun shoots true.
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(archaic) Truthfully.
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(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.
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Truth.
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A pledge or truce.
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To straighten (of something that is supposed to be straight).
He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.
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To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.
We spent all night truing up the report.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In accordance with truth; truly.
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Proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment;
Out of true
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Make level, square, balanced, or concentric;
True up the cylinder of an engine
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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
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Not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
Real mink
True gold
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Conforming to definitive criteria;
The horseshoe crab is not a true crab
Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
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Accurately placed or thrown;
His aim was true
He was dead on target
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Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;
True believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
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Expressing or given to expressing the truth;
A true statement
Gave truthful testimony
A truthful person
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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
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Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;
Genuine emotion
Her interest in people was unfeigned
True grief
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Rightly so called;
True courage
A spirit which true men have always admired
A true friend
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Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;
True north is geographic north
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Having a legally established claim;
The legitimate heir
The true and lawful king
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In tune; accurate in pitch;
A true note
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Accurately fitted; level;
The window frame isn't quite true
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Reliable as a basis for action;
A true prophesy
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True

As acknowledged;
True, she is the smartest in her class
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