Definition of trues Trues

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What does trues mean?

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trues, verb, present, 3rd person singular of true (infinitive).
trues, noun, plural of true.

WordNet

Noun Plural: trues
true - proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
		alignment the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
Verb trues, truing, trued
true - make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"
		true up
		aline, align, adjust, line up place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
Adjective true, truer, truest
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
		false (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"
		correct, right free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
		faithful steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"
		echt, genuine not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
		honorable, honest worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
		sincere open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
		the true, verity, trueness, truth an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
		genuine, literal, actual, real not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
		apodeictic, apodictic of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
		truthful expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
true - having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
		lawful, rightful
		legitimate of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
true - accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
		dead on target
		accurate conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
true - devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
		faithful steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"
true - accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
		straight
true - determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
true - rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
true - conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
true - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
		dependable, honest, reliable
		trusty, trustworthy taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations; "trustworthy public servants"
true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
		truthful
		untruthful not expressing or given to expressing the truth; "the statement given under oath was untruthful"; "an untruthful person"
		honorable, honest worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
		honest gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
true - not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
		genuine, unfeigned
		sincere open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
true - in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note"
		on-key
Adverb
true - as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
		admittedly, avowedly, confessedly

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Wiktionary

true (Noun)
Truth.
true (Noun)
The state of being in alignment.
true (Verb)
To straighten.
true (Verb)
To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.
true (Adverb)
Accurately.
true (Adjective)
Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
true (Adjective)
A state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
true (Adjective)
Loyal, faithful.
true (Adjective)
Genuine.
true (Adjective)
Legitimate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

true (n.)
Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
true (n.)
Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
true (n.)
Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
true (n.)
Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
true (adv.)
In accordance with truth; truly.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

true
Concurring with a given set of facts.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

true
trōō, adj. agreeing with fact: worthy of belief or confidence: certain: trusty: genuine: normal: (anat.) complete: exact: straight: right: rightful: honest.—v.t. to make straight in position, &c.—n. (obs.) truth, a pledge: a truce.—n. True′-blue, a faithful partisan.—adjs. True′-born, of true or genuine birth: having a right by birth; True′-bred, of a true or genuine birth: of good breeding or manners; True′-derived′ (Shak.), legitimate; True′-devot′ed (Shak.), full of honest zeal; True′-dispos′ing (Shak.), just; True′-heart′ed, sincere.—ns. True′-heart′edness; True′-love, one truly or really beloved: a sweetheart: the herb-Paris (see Herb).—adj. affectionate.—ns. True′-love′-knot, True′-lov′er's-knot, lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection; True′ness; True′-penn′y (Shak.), an honest fellow.—adv. Tru′ly.—True bill, a bill of indictment endorsed, after investigation, by a grand jury, as containing a well-founded charge; True rib, a rib attached to spine and sternum—opp. to Floating rib. [A.S. treówe; Ice. tryggr, Ger. treu.]

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

true
That is true which all men say.

Wikipedia

A thing is true if it is correct. A thing is true if it is a fact.

Example.

For example, it is true that a dog is an animal. It is "untrue" (not true) that a dog is a plant.

Other words.

Something untrue is false. A half truth is something true mixed with something false.

If the things you say are true, then you speak the truth, or speak truly. Saying something untrue can be called 'a lie', if the person saying it knows it is untrue.

True and False in Logic.

"True" is also one of the two basic values of classical logic. The other such value is usually called "false".

Classical logic is also known as boolean algebra