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Inflections of 'true ' (adj ): truer adj comparative truest adj superlative
Inflections of 'true ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )trues v 3rd person singular truing v pres p trueing v pres p trued v past trued v past p
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TRUE adv (without deviation) trouw bn, bw
You must remain true to your ideals.
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eigenlijk bn (werkelijk, echt) actual, real, true adj
werkelijk bn (echt, effectief) real adj
true adj
actual adj
trouw bn (loyaal) loyal adj
faithful adj
true adj
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true adj (factually correct) waar, juist bn
Yes, it is true that I went to the shop yesterday.
true adj (genuine, authentic) echt, origineel, authentiek bn
Yes, this is a true Picasso.
true (to [sb/sth] ) adj (loyal) echt, waar bn
Yes, I trust him. He is a true friend.
true adj (conforms to expectations) echt, authentiek bn
(figuurlijk ) geboren bn
She has proved to be a true nurse, and has a real vocation.
true adj (level, straight) recht bn
(horizontaal ) waterpas bn
(verticaal ) loodrecht bn
We need to make sure that this wall is true.
true adj (in tune) (muziek ) juist, zuiver bn
Play that note again - it didn't sound true the first time.
true adj (of a compass bearing) (windrichting ) recht, exact bn
From here, we need to go true north for ten kilometres.
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true adj (accurate, on target) recht, welgemikt, precies, nauwkeurig bn
It was a true shot and hit its target.
true adj (logically necessary) waar, juist bn
If it costs a hundred dollars, it's true that we'll have to borrow the money.
true adv (admittedly) toegegeven, inderdaad bn
True, I'm not an expert in finance.
true adv (accurately) juist, precies bn
The arrow hit true to its mark.
true adv US, UK literary (honestly) eerlijk, rechtuit bw
You can trust him. He always talks true.
true [sth] ⇒ vtr US (straighten, align) rechtmaken, rechtzetten overg. ww
We have to true the beams, or the barn will lean to one side.
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eigenlijk bn (werkelijk, echt) actual, real, true adj
werkelijk bn (echt, effectief) real adj
true adj
actual adj
trouw bn (loyaal) loyal adj
faithful adj
true adj
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