7 → true to form/type 8 → true to your word/principles etc 9 → true to life/true-to-life 10 → (all/only) too true 11 straight/level technical STRAIGHT fitted, placed, or formed in a way that is perfectly flat, straight, correct etc If the door’s not true, it won’t close properly. ► see thesaurus at genuine 5 → come true 6 loyal FAITHFUL faithful and loyal to someone, whatever happens true to Throughout the whole ordeal, she remained true to her husband.

It’s an amateur sport in the true sense of the word (=with the exact meaning of this word ). 4 proper REAL/NOT IMAGINARY having all the qualities which a type of thing or person should have The heroine finally finds true love. 3 admitting something especially spoken TRUE used when you are admitting that something is correct, but saying that something else, often opposite, is also correct ‘He’s very hard-working.’ ‘True, but I still don’t think he’s the right man for the job.’ it is true (that) It is true that there have been improvements in some areas. After a couple of days she showed her true self (=real character ). She managed to conceal her true feelings. true nature/meaning/identity etc (of something) She wasn’t aware of the true nature of their relationship.

We need to understand the true extent of the problem. → too good to be true, → not ring true 2 real TRUE the true nature of something is its real nature, which may be hidden or not known SYN real true value/cost etc (of something) The house was sold for only a fraction of its true value. The results appear to hold true (=still be correct ) for other countries. It’s generally true to say that fewer people are needed nowadays. true for This is especially true for old people. true of The same is true of all political parties. Students decide if statements are true or false. S1 W1 adjective 1 not false TRUE based on facts and not imagined or invented OPP false → truly, truth it is true (that) It’s not true that I’m going to marry him.Truly truthfully ≠ untruthfully true From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English true true 1 / truː /

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