true to

Idioms  

1. Loyal or faithful to, as in She knew he'd be true to his marriage vows , or, as Shakespeare had Polonius tell Hamlet, “This above all, to thine own self be true” ( Hamlet , 1:3). [c. 1200]

2. Conforming to or consistent with, as in The speech was true to the party platform , or True to type, he died while working at his desk .

3. true to life . Consistent with reality, realistically represented, as in This painting is very true to life . [Early 1800s] For true to form , see under run to form .

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Example Sentences

She converts so well for brands, because she’s very true to her own personal brand, and she sets herself apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In other words, the genome's movement may help a cell stay true to its function.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

She encouraged the singers to stay true to themselves as she opened up about how important support can be, and whom she spent her early years supporting.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“Brian Doherty was the best kind of libertarian: one who holds true to the principles of liberty as they are,” Dean said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“Life...is a chemical incident,” Paul Ehrlich, the chemist, had once said, and biochemists, true to form, had begun to break open cells and characterize the constituent “living chemicals” into classes and functions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee