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True \True\ (tr[udd]), a. [Compar. {Truer} (tr[udd]"[~e]r);
superl. {Truest}.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre['o]we faithful, true,
from tre['o]w 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.

5. (Biol.) Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential
characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a
whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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.
In accordance with truth; truly. --Shak.

"If true it would be troubling," he said. "It would violate the spirit of the House.
Is it true, as he observes, that Israel had "nothing to lose" in the 1967 war because Washington would have rescued it?
In spite of the promises of a new openness in UK economic policy, we may never know the true scale of the Bank of England's efforts to prop up the pound.
If true, this would double the reach of Iraq's missile arsenal.
But her Latin lothario has seriously misled her all these years, both about his love for her and about the true circumstances of that terrible drowning. Mickey hides in the trunk from police, which Augusta promptly dumps overboard.
But the same might not be true if Israel launched a pre-emptive strike against Iraq, the U.S. officials say.
But Mr. Metzlaff contends that the disclosure didn't properly inform prospective shareholders of the true condition of Puma's flagging U.S. operations.
Gains are tax-free - but this is also true of shares held within a personal equity plan. What if the Footsie were to slide just before June 29 1998?
The true average cost of relocating is Pounds 25,600 according to a recent industry survey.
The CBI message may yet seep into the general consciousness, confirming what people know from experience to be true.
This did not matter: she gave us a true and distinguished interpretation. The young also romped through the tango from The Golden Age - kittens playing at being naughty tigers - and a couple of other numbers.
Mr. Adham is frequently described as a former Arab spymaster, but neither part of that description is true.
Paul Williams, Nuveen's manager of corporate planning and research, concedes that "we don't have true empirical evidence to explain the premium." But he offers a host of possible reasons.
Sandra Schultz's worst nightmare came true last week when the man convicted of killing her 19-year-old son and his fiance walked out of jail.
Roberts, a native of Harlem who has been active in the Outward Bound program, said he wants to demonstrate to inner-city children that they can make their dreams come true.
"It's true the rate of increase is dropping but it is still an increase," Dempsey said.
By calling price increases "inflation" we pervert the true definition of inflation, and thus liberals are allowed to blame the inflation of the 1970s on such things as the energy crises.
Paul Frey (Emperor) sings with true musicianship - a blessing in any Strauss tenor - but somewhat palely and passionlessly.
This is true for Lane Kirkland." With the acknowledgement of Dukakis' win-to-come _ but still without a formal endorsement _ Jackson still appeared a little bitter that his path-breaking efforts did not result in victory.
Stevens said today, "The facts stated on (Peel's) letterhead are true and verifiable.
I spoke with Larry's mother and revealed the true nature of Larry Gatliff's honor.
There are strong contributions from such regular members as Andy Halliday as the evil, oversexed child; Arnie Kolodner as Gertrude's true love, Meghan Robinson as a gorgon of a mother and Julie Halston as Gertrude's best buddy.
To give but one example, it simply is not true, as Mr. Casey asserts, that "Donovan was soon disillusioned with the Nuremberg trials and quit."
"And to see all the wonderful people in this world _ I've been over to the Soviet Union and met the people over there, and they're just as nice as the people here in the United States, and that's true of the people in Iran and Israel and everywhere.
It is true today.
Foreign Minister Jorge Ritter said Saturday there is a "true danger" of a U.S. invasion to oust Noriega, who heads Panama's Defense Forces.
If our critics were true to the free-speech principles they profess, they would be engaging in that debate.
Teledyne hid its true cost estimates in green folders and submitted grossly inflated estimates to the government in white folders, according to the suit, which was unsealed Wednesday in federal court.
Similar logic holds true for conglomerates with diverse businesses such as Allied-Signal and ITT, whose stocks trade at a below-average multiple of corporate earnings.
It simply is not true that a plastic surgeon can make you into anything you (or he) wishes.

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