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{ "term": "true", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed", "sensetop": "be true (that)…true for somebody/somethingtrue of somebody/something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Indicate whether the following statements are **true or false**." }, { "text": "Can you prove that what you say is true?" }, { "text": "All the rumours turned out to be true." }, { "text": "Is it true she's leaving?", "contextForm": "be true (that)…" }, { "text": "It is **certainly true** that money can't buy you happiness." }, { "text": "I think it would be **true to say that** the show was a success." }, { "text": "That's not strictly *(= completely)* true." }, { "text": "The novel is based on **a true story**." }, { "text": "Unfortunately, these findings do not **hold true** *(= are not valid)* for women and children.", "contextForm": "true for somebody/something" }, { "text": "Exercise can help in the development of social skills, and this is **especially true** for kids playing team sports." }, { "text": "The music is dull and uninspiring, and **the same is true of** the acting.", "contextForm": "true of somebody/something" }, { "text": "You never spoke a truer word *(= used to emphasize that you agree with what somebody has just said)*." }, { "text": "It is literally true that I never heard of him until I was in my late twenties." }, { "text": "That is undoubtedly true." }, { "text": "The story is more or less true." }, { "text": "It's hardly true to call cleaning windows a ‘profession’." }, { "text": "This degree of inequality was by no means true of all 19th-century marriages." }, { "text": "This is in fact true in most situations." }, { "text": "We hope that this will prove true." }, { "text": "What applies at a local level holds doubly true at a national level." }, { "text": "What is true for buyers is equally true for sellers." }, { "text": "While technically true, this is unfair." }, { "text": "While this is certainly true for some, it is not the case for others." } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "ring", "seem"], "adverb": ["especially", "particularly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "real or exact, especially when this is different from how something seems", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the true face of war *(= what it is really like rather than what people think it is like)*" }, { "text": "This project demonstrates the **true value** of teamwork." }, { "text": "The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come." }, { "text": "He reveals his true character to very few people." }, { "text": "I did not realize the **true nature** of their relationship." }, { "text": "She was unable to hide her **true feelings** for him." }, { "text": "the true face of socialism" }, { "text": "She is not the true owner of this house." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "having the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It was **true love** between them." }, { "text": "He's a true gentleman." }, { "text": "The painting is a masterpiece in the **truest sense** of the word." }, { "text": "He is credited with inventing the first true helicopter." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that something else is more important", "sensetop": "true (that)…", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It's true that he could do the job, but would he fit in with the rest of the team?", "contextForm": "true (that)…" }, { "text": "It's perfectly true that I didn't help much, but I was busy." }, { "text": "‘We could get it cheaper.’ ‘True, but would it be as good?’" }, { "text": "**True enough**, but that doesn't tell the whole story." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations", "sensetop": "true to somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "a true friend" }, { "text": "She has always been true to herself *(= done what she thought was good, right, etc.)*.", "contextForm": "true to somebody/something" }, { "text": "He was **true to his word** *(= did what he promised to do)*." }, { "text": "Many were executed for remaining true to their principles." }, { "text": "Knights swore to be true to their lord." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "remain"], "adverb": ["absolutely"], "preposition": ["to"], "phrases": ["true to your word"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "being an accurate version or copy of something", "sensetop": "true (to something)", "examples": [ { "text": "The movie is not true to the book." }, { "text": "The painting is a true likeness of her." }, { "text": "The article isn't at all true to what I actually said." }, { "text": "True to her prediction, it began snowing later that day." }, { "text": "Is it your wish that I should sign these minutes as a true record of that meeting?" }, { "text": "This account is now accepted as a true reflection of what actually happened." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "straight and accurate", "labels": "(old-fashioned or literary)", "examples": [ { "text": "His aim was true *(= he hit the target)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become reality", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Winning the medal was like **a dream come true**." }, { "text": "All her wishes came true." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true", "examples": [ { "text": "It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me." }, { "text": "His expressions of support rang rather hollow." }, { "text": "His promise rang hollow." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you cannot believe that something is as good as it seems", "examples": [ { "text": "‘I'm afraid you were quoted the wrong price.’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "that you have used or relied on in the past successfully", "examples": [ { "text": "a tried and true method for solving the problem" } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see", "labels": "(often disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colours." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that somebody is behaving in the way that you expect them to behave, especially when this is annoying", "examples": [ { "text": "True to form, she managed to upset everyone before leaving." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "seeming real rather than invented", "examples": [ { "text": "I don’t think the characters are very true to life." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/truː/", "audio": "tr/true/true__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/truː/", "audio": "tr/true/true__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce." }