Collocations for "fact"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fact" in context.
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fact
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [scientific, personal, known, simple, true, made-up] fact
- an [indisputable, interesting, important] fact
- the most commonly [known] fact
- the material facts of a [trial, investigation]
- [amazing, unusual, little-known, fun] facts about
- facts about [dolphins, space]
- can't [dispute, ignore, argue] the facts
- is time to face the facts
- let's [look at, examine] the facts
- do not yet have all the facts
- the facts are the facts
- the fact is (that)
- the (simple) fact of the matter is
- (establish) the facts of the matter
- the facts of life
- is a fact of life
- is that a fact?
- and that's a fact!
- is a fact of [being, living, doing]
- it is a sad fact that
- fact or fiction?
- don't make up facts
- [tell, discern, separate] fact from fiction
- need to (double) check your facts
- get your facts straight (before)
- UK: have the facts at your fingertips
- back up your [article, opinion, idea] with facts
- the fact remains [contested, unconfirmed]
- a fact about [men, the world, economics]
- [is, works as, hire] a fact checker
'fact' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accept
- acknowledged
- actual
- advertise
- amazing
- annoyed
- annoying
- attest
- baffled
- base
- broadly
- checked
- comfort
- conceal
- connect
- conscious
- contrary
- convince
- deeply
- deny
- dispute
- disturbing
- due
- emphasize
- entirely
- escape
- established
- fiction
- forgetful
- fraud
- given
- grip
- hastily
- highlight
- hint
- ignore
- imply
- know
- known
- matter
- mere
- mission
- mistake
- mix
- mope
- neglect
- objective
- omit
- recognition
- recognize