OTHER WORDS FOR true
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Idioms about true
come true, to have the expected or hoped-for result; become a reality: She couldn't believe that her dream would ever come true.
Origin of true
synonym study for true
1. See real1.
OTHER WORDS FROM true
trueness, nounhalf-true, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use true in a sentence
Trues I live, said the astrologer, and my street-cloes, too.
Short Sixes|H. C. BunnerOnly a few have not lost it, and the Trues send all their Spirit People to work with that few.
The Flute of the Gods|Marah Ellis Ryan
British Dictionary definitions for true
Derived forms of true
trueness, nounWord Origin for true
Old English triewe; related to Old Frisian triūwe, Old Saxon, Old High German triuwi loyal, Old Norse tryggr; see trow, trust
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