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Definition of true adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    true

     adverb
    adverb
    NAmE//tru//
     
    (old-fashioned or )
     
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    straight
  1. 1(literary) in a direct line The arrow flew straight and true to the target. He shot true.
    2. correctly
  2. 2speak true to tell the truth He had spoken truer than he knew.
    3. true adjective (≠untrue)truth noun (≠untruth)truthful adjective (≠untruthful)truthfully adverbtruly adverb
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