true

Meaning

1. Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
2. Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
3. Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
4. Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
5. Loyal, faithful.
6. Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
7. Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
8. Accurate; following a path toward the target.
9. Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
10. Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
11. based on actual historical events.

real

dead on target

not false

honest-to-god

on-key

sure-enough

it’s true

just right

true to

self-constituted

free from malice

actually being

free from falsehood

not hurting

really happened

so speaking

substantial genuine

well, sir

pot is uncovered

real stuff

self-established

titulary

true-to-life

uncurving

carefully thought out

free of impurities

attached to

even off

in all respects

one’s own

rectify

right hand

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹuː/

From Middle English trewe, from Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe (“trusty, faithful”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (compare Saterland Frisian trjou (“honest”), Dutch getrouw and trouw, German treu, Norwegian and Swedish trygg (“safe, secure’”), from pre-Germanic *drewh₂yos, from Proto-Indo-European *drewh₂- (“steady, firm”) (compare 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”).