Truth - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |truːθ|  American pronunciation of the word truth
Brit.  |truːθ|  British pronunciation of the word truth

noun

- a fact that has been verified
at last he knew the truth
the truth is that he didn't want to do it
- conformity to reality or actuality (syn: trueness, verity)
they debated the truth of the proposition
the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat
he was famous for the truth of his portraits
- a true statement
he told the truth
he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it
- the quality of being near to the true value (syn: accuracy)
the lawyer questioned the truth of my account
- United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

Extra examples

At some point you have to face the simple truth that we failed.

Their explanation was simpler but came closer to the truth.

The article explains the truth about global warming.

A reporter soon discovered the truth.

Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Her story contains a grain of truth but also lots of exaggeration.

The truth is that I am very tired.

She'd come to find out the truth about her family.

We'll never know the truth behind the accident.

In the end she was forced to reveal the truth.

How do we know you're telling the truth?

You can't punish a man for speaking the truth.

The way he was looking at her, it was obvious he knew the truth.

I'll get the truth out of him somehow.

It was many months before the whole truth was discovered.

Word forms

noun
singular: truth
plural: truths
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