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true to form

true to form adverb: according to one's nature; as expected.

Adverb

true to form (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) According to one's nature; as expected.

Questions about true to form

What does true to form mean?
True to form means according to one's nature; as expected.
What part of speech is true to form?
True to form is an adverb.

Words near true to form in the dictionary

  1. true tanagers
  2. true that
  3. true thrush
  4. true thrushes
  5. true time
  6. true to form
  7. true to life
  8. true to one's colors
  9. true to one's word
  10. true to oneself
  11. true to seed

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