be true
Remain loyal, honest
To be true is to be accurate or in accordance with fact: Is it true that you're leaving?
It also means faithful or loyal: Be true to yourself, be true to your word.
Something that runs true holds its expected course or form.
A dream that comes true becomes reality.
- hold upDelay or armed robbery
- factVerifiable piece of information
- correctnessState of being accurate
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- accuracyDegree of correctness
hold water · certainty · honesty · sincerity · consistency · congruence · pan out · reliability · veracity · validity · fidelity · authentic · credibility · confirm · ring hollow · proof · evidence · objectivity
be truebe wrong
Hold an incorrect belief
deceive · mislead · misrepresent · distort · fabricate
be truepretend
Act as though
dissemble · put on airs · put on an act · play a role · wear a mask
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