true

adjective
tro͞o

Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

Example

“This is a true story.”

Other meanings

As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
“a true copy”

Example sentences

“Even if that's true, what's the difference?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Unfortunately, it doesn't really seem to be true.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“True wisdom is the fruit of experience.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "trēowe".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “true” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.