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== English == === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Alternative forms ==== trew, trewe (obsolete) troo (nonstandard) tr00 (leetspeak) ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: trōō, IPA(key): /tɹuː/, [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː] (archaic) IPA(key): /tɹjuː/ (now dialectal) IPA(key): /tɹɪʊ̯/ Rhymes: -uː ==== Adjective ==== true (comparative truer or more true, superlative truest or most true) (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct. Synonyms: factual, real Antonyms: false, untrue; see also Thesaurus:untrue As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate. Synonyms: legitimate, precise, valid; see also Thesaurus:valid (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result. Loyal, faithful. Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto. Synonyms: bona fide, real; see also Thesaurus:genuine (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false. (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target. (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation. (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded. (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== truth ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== true (not comparable) (of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately; in alignment. (archaic) Truthfully. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== true (uncountable) The state of being in alignment. (obsolete) Truth. ===== Derived terms ===== in true out of true ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== true (third-person singular simple present trues, present participle trueing or truing, simple past and past participle trued) To straighten (something that is supposed to be straight). To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust (often followed by up). ===== Derived terms ===== true-up ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Variant of truce. ==== Noun ==== true (plural trues) (obsolete) A pledge or truce. === References === === Anagrams === -uret, Treu, rute == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse þrúga, Proto-Germanic *þrūgōną, cognate with Swedish truga. The verb is related to Danish trykke and German drücken (“to press”) (= *þrukkijaną), but apparently not to German drohen (“threaten”) (= *þraujaną) or English threaten (= *þrautōną). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /truːə/, [ˈtˢʁ̥uːu], [ˈtˢʁ̥oːo] === Verb === true (past tense truede, past participle truet) to threaten ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “true” in Den Danske Ordbog “true” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Middle English == === Adjective === true alternative form of trewe == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse þrúga. === Verb === true (imperative tru, present tense truer, passive trues, simple past and past participle trua or truet) to threaten ==== Derived terms ==== truende utrydningstruet ==== Related terms ==== trussel === References === “true” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === trua, truge === Etymology === From Old Norse þrúga. === Verb === true (present tense truar, past tense trua, past participle trua, passive infinitive truast, present participle truande, imperative true/tru) to threaten ==== Related terms ==== trussel === References === “true” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.