- true
- adj.1 right or correctVERBS▪ be, ring, seem, sound▪
Her explanation doesn't ring quite true.
▪ come▪All her wishes came true.
▪It was like a dream come true.
▪ remain▪ hold▪This principle holds true for all states.
▪ prove▪We hope that this will prove true.
ADVERB▪ especially, particularly, very▪This is particularly true of older women.
▪ absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite, totally▪It's perfectly true that I didn't help much, but I was busy.
▪ certainly, clearly, demonstrably, indisputably, obviously, undeniably, unquestionably▪While this is certainly true for some, it is not the case for others.
▪ definitely, surely, undoubtedly▪That is undoubtedly true.
▪ actually, indeed, in fact, really▪This is in fact true in most situations.
▪ by no means, far from, not at all▪This degree of inequality was by no means true of all 19th-century marriages.
▪‘That's not true at all,’ he said firmly.
▪ hardly, not completely, not entirely, not exactly, not necessarily, not quite, not really, not strictly▪It's hardly true to call your job a ‘profession’.
▪That's not strictly true, I'm afraid.
▪ almost, basically, essentially, generally, largely, more or less, partially, partly, pretty much▪The story is more or less true.
▪ factually, objectively▪ literally▪It is literally true that I never heard of him until I was in my late twenties.
▪ technically▪While technically true, this is unfair.
▪ doubly, equally▪What applies at a local level holds doubly true at a national level.
▪What is true for buyers is equally true for sellers.
2 faithfulVERBS▪ be▪ feel▪I have never felt more true to myself.
▪ remain, stay▪He has stayed true to his word.
ADVERB▪ absolutelyPREPOSITION▪ to▪She stayed true to her principles.
PHRASES▪ true to your word▪He was true to his word, and turned up on time.
True is used with these nouns: ↑account, ↑allegation, ↑allegiance, ↑appreciation, ↑artist, ↑believer, ↑cause, ↑centre, ↑champion, ↑character, ↑classic, ↑compassion, ↑confession, ↑connoisseur, ↑copy, ↑cost, ↑creativity, ↑culprit, ↑danger, ↑democracy, ↑destiny, ↑devotee, ↑emergency, ↑emotion, ↑enemy, ↑equality, ↑essence, ↑explanation, ↑extent, ↑face, ↑fact, ↑faith, ↑fan, ↑fashion, ↑father, ↑feeling, ↑figure, ↑follower, ↑freedom, ↑friend, ↑friendship, ↑gem, ↑genius, ↑gentleman, ↑greatness, ↑grit, ↑happiness, ↑heart, ↑heir, ↑hero, ↑heroism, ↑horror, ↑humanity, ↑identity, ↑independence, ↑indication, ↑inspiration, ↑integration, ↑intention, ↑interpretation, ↑intimacy, ↑joy, ↑leader, ↑leadership, ↑liberation, ↑love, ↑meaning, ↑measure, ↑merit, ↑miracle, ↑motivation, ↑motive, ↑name, ↑nature, ↑north, ↑number, ↑origin, ↑partnership, ↑perspective, ↑picture, ↑pioneer, ↑potential, ↑professional, ↑prophet, ↑proposition, ↑purpose, ↑reconciliation, ↑reflection, ↑relationship, ↑religion, ↑repentance, ↑representation, ↑romance, ↑romantic, ↑self, ↑sense, ↑significance, ↑spirit, ↑star, ↑story, ↑tale, ↑talent, ↑tenderness, ↑test, ↑testament, ↑turning point, ↑understanding, ↑value, ↑villain, ↑vocation
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
