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true
1. adjective /tɹuː,tɹu/
a) concurring with a given set of facts; factually correct.

"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.

b) A state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

He’s turned out to be a true friend.

Ant: false, untrue
See Also: truth
2. adverb /tɹuː,tɹu/
accurately

this gun shoots true

3. noun /tɹuː,tɹu/
a) Truth.

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.

b) The state of being in alignment.

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.

4. verb /tɹuː,tɹu/
a) To straighten.

He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.

b) To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

We spent all night truing up the report.


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