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| 3. true can mean "in accordance with a standard or archetype," which is how it is used in "He is a true ]." | 3. true can mean "in accordance with a standard or archetype," which is how it is used in "He is a true ]." | ||
| 4. true can mean, in engineering and construction, "straight", not warped but in the same flat plane - as the spokes of a wheel. | 4. true can mean, in engineering and construction, "]", not warped but in the same flat plane - as the spokes of a wheel. | ||
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1. true can mean, in simplest terms, "in accord with the actual state of affairs"
Any given statement about the actual state of affairs in any given case is true if and only if it is in accord with the actual state of affairs in that particular case.
Related word: Truth : a statement that is true
2. true can mean, when applied to people and used as a commendation, synonymous with loyal, as in she is true to her friends. This sense of truth should be contrasted with being fake, insincere, misleading and so on.
3. true can mean "in accordance with a standard or archetype," which is how it is used in "He is a true Scotsman."
4. true can mean, in engineering and construction, "straight", not warped but in the same flat plane - as the spokes of a wheel.
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