"true" meaning in Englisch

See true in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: tɹuː, ˈtɹuːə(ɹ), ˈtɹuːəst Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-true.wav , En-us-true.ogg , En-uk-true.ogg Forms: true [positive], truer [comparative], truest [superlative]
Rhymes: uː Etymology: altenglisch triewe (Westsächsisch), trēowe (Mercisch), germanisch *trewwjaz (deutsch treu, niederländisch getrouw) von indogermanisch *dru- „Baum“ (vergleiche standhaft wie eine Eiche)
  1. wahr, richtig
    Sense id: de-true-en-adj-dyiSk-cY
  2. treu, loyal, wahr
    Sense id: de-true-en-adj-mzalXZip
  3. legitim, gebürtig, rechtmäßig, wahr
    Sense id: de-true-en-adj-FU9vTndy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loyal, rightful Derived forms: trueness, true story Translations (legitim, gebürtig, rechtmäßig, wahr): legitim (Deutsch), gebürtig (Deutsch), rechtmäßig (Deutsch), wahr (Deutsch) Translations (treu, loyal, wahr): treu (Deutsch), loyal (Deutsch), wahr (Deutsch) Translations (wahr, richtig): wahr (Deutsch), richtig (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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          "translation": "Das ist wahr."
        },
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        {
          "text": "The true king has returned.",
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        }
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "The true king has returned.",
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        }
      ],
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        "legitim, gebürtig, rechtmäßig, wahr"
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      "lang_code": "de",
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