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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  True, WV
    Zip code(s): 25988

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern;
        exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the
        original.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy so true,
              So faithful, love unequaled.          --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended;
        genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of
        country; a true Christian.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The true light which lighteth every man that cometh
              into the world.                       --John i. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  True \True\, adv.
     In accordance with truth; truly. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  True \True\ (tr[=oo]), a. (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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  True \True\, adv.
     In accordance with truth; truly. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  True \True\, a. [Compar. Truer; 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.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  true
       adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is
              true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition
              when there is no ground whatever for supposing it
              true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
              [ant: false]
       2: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real
          mink"; "true gold" [syn: real]
       3: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is
          not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true
          mathematician"
       4: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was
          dead on target" [syn: dead on target]
       5: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or
          truth; "true believers bonded together against all who
          disagreed with them"
       6: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true
          statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
          [syn: truthful] [ant: untruthful]
       7: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
          honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information";
          "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
          those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
           true(p)]
       8: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine
          emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true
          grief" [syn: genuine, true(a), unfeigned]
       9: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men
          have always admired"; "a true friend" [syn: true(a)]
       10: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than
           the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
           [syn: true(a)]
       11: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir";
           "the true and lawful king" [syn: true(a), lawful, rightful(a)]
       12: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: on-key]
       13: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite
           true" [syn: straight]
       14: reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
       n : proper alignment; the property possessed by something that
           is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
       adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
             [syn: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly]
       v : make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the
           cylinder of an engine" [syn: true up]
       [also: truest, truer]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     Αγγλικά a.
     αληθινός, είναι αλήθεια, αληθεύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     Danish vb.
     to threaten
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm trewe)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to (l en threaten)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  True
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Summers County s/West
  Virginia c/USA).
     3 (place en town co/Rusk County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     4 (place en townland co/Tyrone cc/Northern Ireland).
  <ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/dungannon-middle/killyman/drumaspil/true/
  True Townland]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  TRUE
     a.
     (lb en electronics) one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic
  1.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     a.
     1 (lb en of a statement) conform to the actual state of reality or
  fact; factually correct.
     2 # (senseid en admittedly)(n-g: As an ellipsis of "(while) it
  is true (that)", used to start a sentence)
     3 Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
     4 (lb en logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an
  affirmative or positive result.
     5 loyal, faithful.
     6 genuine; legitimate, valid.
     7 {n-g|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 (m en false).}
     {lb|en|of+an|aim+or+missile+in+archery,+shooting,+golf(,)+etc." rel="nofollow">8 {lb|en|of an|aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf(,) etc.
  accurate; following a path toward the target.
     9 (lb en of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated,
  without deviation.
     10 (lb en chiefly probability) fair, unbiased, not loaded.
     adv.
     1 (lb en of shooting, throwing etc) accurately.
     2 (lb en archaic) truthfully.
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) The state of being in alignment.
     vb.
     1 To straighten (of something that is supposed to be straight).
     2 To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  True
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Summers County s/West
  Virginia c/USA).
     3 (place en town co/Rusk County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     4 (place en townland co/Tyrone cc/Northern Ireland).
  <ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/dungannon-middle/killyman/drumaspil/true/
  True Townland]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  TRUE
     a.
     (lb en electronics) one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic
  1.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     Danish vb.
     to threaten
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm trewe)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to (l en threaten)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  True
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Summers County s/West
  Virginia c/USA).
     3 (place en town co/Rusk County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     4 (place en townland co/Tyrone cc/Northern Ireland).
  <ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/dungannon-middle/killyman/drumaspil/true/
  True Townland]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  TRUE
     a.
     (lb en electronics) one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic
  1.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     Danish vb.
     to threaten
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm trewe)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to (l en threaten)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  True
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Summers County s/West
  Virginia c/USA).
     3 (place en town co/Rusk County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     4 (place en townland co/Tyrone cc/Northern Ireland).
  <ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/dungannon-middle/killyman/drumaspil/true/
  True Townland]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  TRUE
     a.
     (lb en electronics) one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic
  1.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     Englanti a.
     1 totta
     2 tosi
     3 uskollinen
     4 todellinen, oikea, aito
     Englanti adv.
     tarkasti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  true
     Engelska a.
     sann, äkta

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  true /tʁˈuː/
  menace, threaten

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  true /tɹˈuː/
  reg, waar, werklik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  True /tɹˈuː/
  صحيح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  true //tɹjuː// //tɹuː// //tɹɪʊ̯// /[t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː]/ 
  1. истински, действителен
  Genuine
  2. верен, предан
  Loyal, faithful
  3. ве́рен, и́стински, правди́в
  concurring with a given set of facts

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  true //tɹjuː// //tɹuː// //tɹɪʊ̯// /[t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː]/ 
  вярно, точно
  accurately

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  true //tɹjuː// //tɹuː// //tɹɪʊ̯// /[t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː]/ 
  изправям, оправям
  straighten