Category:True

True, a. [compar. Truer; superl. Truest.] Etym: [oe. trewe, as. Treówe faithful, true, from treów fidelity, faith, troth; akin to Ofries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., Os. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D.trouw, adj. & n., G. treu, adj., treue, n., Ohg. gitriuwi, adj., Triuwa, n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen, Adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws, adj., triggwa, n., trauan to trust, Opruss druwis faith. Cf. Trow, trust, truth.]

1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of Things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a True relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true When it states the facts.

2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; Accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original. Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. Sir w. Scott.

3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the Like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; As, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his Charge. Thy so true, so faithful, love unequaled. Milton. Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. Herbert.

4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; Real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true christian. The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John i. 9. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. Pope.

Note: true is sometimes used elliptically for it is true. Out of True, varying from correct mechanical form, alignment, adjustment, Etc.; -- said of a wall that is not perpendicular, of a wheel whose Circumference is not in the same plane, and the like. [colloq.] -- a True bill (law), a bill of indictment which is returned by the grand Jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges to be true. -- true time. See under time.

True True, adv.

Defn: in accordance with truth; truly. Shak.