Word: true Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English treowe, trew, trewe, triwe, true, trwe, from Old English trēowe, trīewe (“faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“faithful, true”), from pre-Germanic *drewh₂yos, from Proto-Indo-European *drewH- (“firm, hard, true”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian trjou (“honest”), Alemannic German trüüw (“loyal”), Dutch trouw (“loyal, true”), German treu (“loyal, true”), Luxembourgish trei (“loyal”), Danish tryg (“safe, secure”), Faroese and Icelandic tryggur (“faithful, loyal; safe”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish trygg (“safe, secure”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (triggws, “true; faithful, loyal”); also Irish dearbh (“sure”), Old Prussian druwis (“faith”), Ancient Greek δροόν (droón, “firm”)), extension of *dóru (“tree”) (possibly also Proto-Slavic *sъdorvъ (“healthy”) from the same root). More at tree. For the semantic development, compare Latin robustus (“tough”) from robur (“red oak”). Pronunciation: /tɹuː/, [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː], /tɹjuː/, /tɹɪʊ̯/ 1. Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct. Example: This is a true story. Example: 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. Example: True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far. Example: 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. Example: a true copy Example: a true likeness of the original 4. Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result. Example: "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true. 5. Loyal, faithful. Example: He’s turned out to be a true friend. Example: I really let you down / Next time I'll be true, yeah 6. Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto. Example: The true king has returned! Example: This is true Parmesan cheese — it is from the Parma region. 7. Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto. Example: true sparrows (Passer) Example: true spiders 8. Accurate; following a path toward the target. Labels: usually Example: Whate'er the weapon, still his aim was true, Nor e'er in vain the fatal bullet flew. Example: 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. 9. Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation. Example: Is my bike wheel true? It feels unsteady. Example: Brakes need good braking surfaces and true wheels to work properly. 10. Fair, unbiased, not loaded. Example: Let Z#95;t be twice the value of a true die shown on the t-th toss. Example: In fact, few profit margins can be predicted with such reliability as those provided by a true roulette wheel or other game of chance. 11. based on actual historical events. Example: true crime Example: true romance