true
adjective
being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false.
trued
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past participleof true.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof true.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trueadjectivebeing in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false.
Example Sentences
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If you've had your Banshee cylinder trued and welded, put the crank into the bottom case and rotate the crank using the rods to do so.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the pyramids the Egyptians created gigantic scientific instruments for measuring the solar year, building their sides trued to the four cardinal directions.
From Time Magazine Archive
After the concrete had been rounded in place, the form was removed and the invert trued up.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
"Thought we had this thing trued up like a watch."
From Where I Wasn't Going by Walt Richmond
Compensation balances are not presumed to be true in the round under variations of temperature and therefore inspection for true is necessary in somewhere near the same temperature in which they are trued.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Walter J. Kleinlein
