truth


Definition: Meaning of, truth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / truːθ /

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  1. true facts the truth the true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessed
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  2. being true [uncountable] the state or quality of being true
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  3. important ideas [countable usually plural] formal an important fact or idea that is accepted as being true
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  4. in truth in fact [=  really]
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  5. if (the) truth be known/told used when telling someone the real facts about a situation, or your real opinion
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  6. to tell (you) the truth spoken used when giving your personal opinion or admitting something
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  7. nothing could be further from the truth used to say that something is definitely not true
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  8. the truth will out old-fashioned used to say that even if you try to stop people from knowing something, they will find out in the end
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Truth


Definition: Meaning of, Truth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / truːθ /

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Truth truths
  1. 1797-1883 united States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women
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Truth used in phrases

  • Sojourner Truth (noun)
    1. 1797-1883 united States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women
  • Supreme Truth (noun)
    1. a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the
    1. in South Africa, a group of people chosen by the government to find out the truth about crimes COMMIT ed during the time of APARTHEID, in order to help the people of South Africa to live together in peace
  • Truth, Sojourner
    1. (1797-1883) a female US SLAVE (= a black person who was owned by a white person) with strong Christian beliefs, who was allowed to become a free person and who then travelled around the US teaching people about God and speaking publicly against SLAVEry (= the practice of owning SLAVEs) .
  • gospel truth (noun)
    1. an unquestionable truth
  • half-truth (noun)
    1. a statement that is only partly true, especially one that is intended to keep something secret
  • home truth (noun)
    1. a true but unpleasant fact that someone tells you about yourself
  • in truth (adverb)
    1. used as an intensifier or sentence modifier in fact
  • moment of truth (noun)
    1. the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
    2. a crucial moment on which much depends
  • self-evident truth (noun)
    1. an assumption that is basic to an argument
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