English · Word Candidate

true

/tɹuː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: truer · truest · trues · trueing

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phù hợp với thực tế hoặc sự thật; chính xác về mặt事 thực

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Adjective

Examples

This is a true story.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct. — As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phù hợp với thực tế hoặc sự thật; chính xác về mặt事 thực

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Adjective

Examples

True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Accurately; in alignment.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chính xác; phù hợp

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Adverb

Examples

This gun shoots true.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The state of being in alignment.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trạng thái phù hợp

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Noun

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “true” mean?

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

Is “true” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.