true

being in accordance with the actual state of affairs

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

Phonemes, morphemes and spelling play important roles in reading.

4 Letters , 1 Syllable

true


3 Phonemes

t r U


onset, rime

tr ue


Morpheme

true


Sentence Examples

Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

If their predictions are true, we'll be in for a long winter.

Jobs are scarce, and that is especially true for managers.

The true cost proved to be much higher than they said it would be.

His true character was revealed.

The bullet traveled straight and true.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

accurate

appropriate

authentic

correct

genuine

honest

legitimate

natural

normal

perfect

proper

pure

sincere

truthful

typical

direct

exact

fitting

kosher

regular

right

straight

actual

authoritative

dependable

factual

indubitable

lawful

legal

on-target

precise

rightful

sure-enough

trustworthy

undeniable

undesigning

undoubted

unerring

unfaked

unfeigned

unquestionable

veracious

veridical

veritable

very

Rhymes

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

blew

blue

clue

do

drew

flew

grew

knew

new

shoe

threw

through

to

too

two

who

you

zoo

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