trew

Adjective

true (comparative truer or more true, superlative truest or most true)

1. Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
   • This is a true story.

   Synonyms:

   factual, real

   Antonyms:

   false, untrue, bastard, counterfactual, erroneous, fallacious, off, counterfeit, fictitious, inaccurate

   1. As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
      • True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.
2. Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
   • a true copy

   Synonyms:

   legitimate, precise, valid, acceptable, allowable, legit, leveful, licit, permissible, rightful

3. Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
   • "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
4. Loyal, faithful.
   • He’s turned out to be a true friend.
5. Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
   • The true king has returned!

   Synonyms:

   bona fide, real, actual, authentic, genuine, legit, legitimate, lubish, non-fake, pukka

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