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1
the
quality
of being true:
Examples:
truth
in There would
seem
to be some
truth
in what she says.
There is no
truth
in the
reports
of his
resignation
.
truth
of You cannot question the
truth
of his
alibi
.
a
grain
of
truth
And yet what he says
contains
at least a
grain
of (= a
small
amount
of)
truth
.
2
the real
facts
about a
situation
,
event
, or person:
Examples:
tell the
truth
But was he telling the
truth
?
the
truth
about I don't
suppose
we'll ever know the
truth
about what happened that day.
to tell (you) the
truth
To tell (you) the
truth
(=
speaking
honestly
) I'm happy he's not coming.
3
used to show or
emphasize
that something is true:
Examples:
In
truth
we
feared
for her
safety
, although we didn't let it be
known
.
4
a
fact
or
principle
that is thought to be true by most people:
Examples:
It would
seem
to be a
general
truth
that nothing is as
straightforward
as it at first
seems
.
The
entire
system
of
belief
is
based
on a few
simple
truths.
5
someone's own
personal
situation
or
feelings
, or the
truth
as someone
personally
sees
it:
Examples:
Your
truth
might not be the same as my
truth
.
Regardless
of the
power
of her
truth
, no one
listens
.
6
the
actual
fact
or
facts
about a matter:
Examples:
Tell the
truth
, now, how did the
chair
get
broken
?
We may never know the
truth
about what happened.
7
the
quality
of being true:
Examples:
I can see some
truth
in what she said.
8
a
statement
or
principle
that is
generally
considered
to be true:
Examples:
a
scientific
truth
Our
system
of
belief
is
based
on a few
simple
truths.
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