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{ "term": "truth", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the true facts about something, rather than the things that have been invented or guessed", "sensetop": "the truth is (that)…the truth about somethingthe truth behind something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you think she's **telling the truth**?" }, { "text": "We are determined to get at *(= discover)* the truth." }, { "text": "She had only **spoken the truth**." }, { "text": "So now you **know the truth**." }, { "text": "I knew the **truth** would **come out** in the end." }, { "text": "The truth is that there are no easy answers.", "contextForm": "the truth is (that)…" }, { "text": "**The truth of the matter is** we can’t afford to keep all the staff on." }, { "text": "The **sad truth** is that, at 72, he is past his prime." }, { "text": "The **simple truth** is that new roads just encourage more traffic." }, { "text": "I don't think you are telling me **the whole truth** about what happened.", "contextForm": "the truth about something" }, { "text": "These documents **reveal the truth** about his past." }, { "text": "The awful truth about his disappearance finally dawned on her." }, { "text": "Only recently has the truth behind the killings emerged.", "contextForm": "the truth behind something" }, { "text": "It’s the **gospel truth**! *(= completely true)*" }, { "text": "I honestly don't know, and that's the truth." }, { "text": "He was reminded of his duty to speak the truth when questioned in court." }, { "text": "He was too fragile to handle the truth." }, { "text": "Lawyers distorted the truth about the deal." }, { "text": "She was determined to discover the truth about her boss." }, { "text": "The simple truth is he's lost his job." }, { "text": "They were motivated by the pursuit of the truth." }, { "text": "Towards the end of the letter the cruel truth emerged." }, { "text": "We are examining the matter to see where the truth lies (= which parts are true)." }, { "text": "We're going to try to get the truth out of this boy." }, { "text": "What's the truth behind all the gossip?" }, { "text": "You've been hiding the truth from me!" }, { "text": "the hidden truth behind the events of the last four years" }, { "text": "the plain unvarnished truth" }, { "text": "the shocking truth about heroin addiction among the young" } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["absolute", "gospel", "honest"], "… of truth": ["element", "germ", "glimmer"], "verb + truth": ["know", "admit", "convey"], "truth + verb": ["be", "lie", "come out"], "preposition": ["in truth", "truth about", "truth behind"], "phrases": [ "an/the arbiter of truth", "be economical with the truth", "moment of truth" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the quality or state of being based on fact", "sensetop": "there is no/some/much, etc. truth in something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There is no truth in the rumours.", "contextForm": "there is no/some/much, etc. truth in something" }, { "text": "There is not **a grain of truth** in what she says." }, { "text": "His version of events does contain an element of truth." }, { "text": "You must be prepared to prove the truth of these allegations." }, { "text": "It's a good film but contains little historical truth." }, { "text": "His explanation has a ring of truth to it (= it sounds like it could be true)." }, { "text": "The police doubt the truth of his statement." }, { "text": "Dare anyone deny the truth of what we have said?" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["absolute", "gospel", "honest"], "… of truth": ["element", "germ", "glimmer"], "verb + truth": ["know", "admit", "convey"], "truth + verb": ["be", "lie", "come out"], "preposition": ["in truth", "truth about", "truth behind"], "phrases": [ "an/the arbiter of truth", "be economical with the truth", "moment of truth" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a fact that is believed by most people to be true", "examples": [ { "text": "universal truths" }, { "text": "She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family." }, { "text": "Science, like theology, reveals transcendent truths about a changing world." }, { "text": "We hold these truths to be self-evident…" }, { "text": "in search of the eternal truths of life" }, { "text": "the deeper truths that often go unspoken" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["basic", "central", "common"], "verb + truth": ["establish", "reveal", "uncover"], "preposition": ["truth about"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you say that somebody has been economical with the truth, you mean that they left out some important facts, but you do not want to say that they were lying", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say something that is not completely true", "examples": [ { "text": "I wasn’t exactly lying when I said I hadn’t seen her—I was just bending the truth a little." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people", "examples": [ { "text": "If the truth be known, I was afraid to tell anyone." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to emphasize the true facts about a situation", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She laughed and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a time when somebody/something is tested, or when important decisions are made", "examples": [ { "text": "The moment of truth is when the trainee pilots take over the controls of the plane." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that a fact or comment is completely false", "examples": [ { "text": "She thinks I don’t like her but nothing could be further from the truth." }, { "text": "I know you think she's mean, but nothing could be further from the truth." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when admitting something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "To tell you the truth, I'll be glad to get home." }, { "text": "I got a bit big-headed, to tell the truth." }, { "text": "To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that people will find out the true facts about a situation even if you try to keep them secret", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/truːθ/", "audio": "tr/truth/truth__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/truːðz/", "audio": "tr/truth/truths__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/truːθ/", "audio": "tr/truth/truth__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/truːðz/", "audio": "tr/truth/truths__us_1_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English trīewth, trēowth ‘faithfulness, constancy’ (see true, -th)." }