TRUEadj

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  businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityone of two states of a Boolean variable; logic 1.

Truename

• 1

  A surname.

• 2

  An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.

• 3

  A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.

• 4

  A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

trueadj詞源 1/tɹuː/

• 1

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

  • This is a true story.
  • The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.
• 2

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

  • True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.
  • The “Bulletin” “denies that we have been celebrating the birth of the Australian Commonwealth. Our so-called national celebrations have been prostituted to a Jingo military carnival, glorificatory of one of the most venal and ignoble wars of the dead century.” True, but the “Bulletin” shouldn’t sing out.
• 3

  Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

  • a true copy
  • a true likeness of the original
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  human-scienceslogicmathematicsOf 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.
• 5

  Loyal, faithful.

  • He’s turned out to be a true friend.
  • I really let you down / Next time I'll be true, yeah
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  Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.

  • The true king has returned!
  • This is true Parmesan cheese — it is from the Parma region.
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  biologynatural-sciencesGenuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.

  • true sparrows (Passer)
  • true spiders
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  golfhobbieslifestyleAccurate; following a path toward the target.

  • Whate'er the weapon, still his aim was true, Nor e'er in vain the fatal bullet flew.
  • I held my breath and struck the ball. My aim was true, but I didn't give the damn thing enough gas. It died three feet from the cup.

trueadv詞源 1/tɹuː/

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  Accurately; in alignment.

  • This gun shoots true.
  • If the tyre doesn't run true (it wobbles as you spin the wheel), re-seat it by letting most of the air out and pulling the tyre away from the bead.
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  archaicTruthfully.

  • I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath, On this ſame theeuish villain Tamburlain.
  • What am I to you? Tell me, darling, true.

truenoun詞源 1/tɹuː/

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  The state of being in alignment.

  • Some toolmakers are very careless when drilling the first hole through work that is to be bored, claiming that if the drilled hole comes out of true somewhat it can be brought true with the boring tool.
  • She clapped her hands happily, and he thought how pretty she was really, that is, the upper part of her face—from the bridge of the nose down she was somewhat out of true.
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  obsoleteTruth.

trueverb詞源 1/tɹuː/

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  To straighten (something that is supposed to be straight).

  • He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.
  • Don't attempt to true a wheel until you've a good idea what is causing the buckle.
• 2

  To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust (often followed by up).

  • We spent all night truing up the report.

truenoun詞源 2

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  obsoleteA pledge or truce.