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4 ADJ If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them. □ [+ of ] The romance may have gone out of the marriage, but this is true of many couples. □ [+ for ] Expenditure on health has gone down, and the same is true for education.

5 ADJ If you are true to someone, you remain committed and loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it. □ [+ to ] Many consumers remain true to their favourite brand. □ [+ to ] India has remained true to democracy. □ [+ to ] She's been true to her word from day one.

6 PHRASE If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true , it actually happens. □  Owning a place of their own is a dream come true for the couple.

7 PHRASE If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances. [FORMAL ] □ [+ for ] One thing holds true for all of us: there are no rights without duties.

8 PHRASE If you say that something seems too good to be true , you are suspicious of it because it seems better than you had expected, and you think there may something wrong with it that you have not noticed. □  The celebrations were remarkably peaceful. Indeed, it seemed almost too good to be true.

9 PHRASE If you say that something such as a story or a film is true to life , you approve of it because it seems real. [APPROVAL ] □  The opening scenes of this movie are just not true to life.

10true colours → see colour

11true to form → see form

12to ring true → see ring ➊

13tried and true → see tried

true -blue also true blue

1 ADJ If you describe someone as true-blue , you mean that they are right-wing in their ideas and opinions. [BRIT ] □  Her mother is a true blue Tory.

2 ADJ A true-blue supporter of something is someone who is very loyal and reliable. [AM ]

truf|fle /trʌ f ^ə l/ (truffles )

1 N‑COUNT A truffle is a soft round sweet made with chocolate and usually flavoured with rum.

2 N‑COUNT A truffle is a round type of fungus which is expensive and considered very good to eat.

trug /trʌ g/ (trugs ) N‑COUNT A trug is a wide, shallow, oval basket used for carrying garden tools, flowers, or plants. [BRIT ]

tru|ism /truː I zəm/ (truisms ) N‑COUNT A truism is a statement that is generally accepted as obviously true and is repeated so often that it has become boring. □  Orpington seems an example of the truism that nothing succeeds like success.

tru|ly ◆◇◇ /truː li/

1 ADV [ADV before v] You use truly to emphasize that something has all the features or qualities of a particular thing, or is the case to the fullest possible extent. [EMPHASIS ] □  …a truly democratic system. □  Not all doctors truly understand the reproductive cycle.

2 ADV [ADV adj] You can use truly in order to emphasize your description of something. [EMPHASIS ] □  …a truly splendid man. □  They were truly appalling.

3 ADV [ADV adj, ADV before v] You use truly to emphasize that feelings are genuine and sincere. [EMPHASIS ] □  Believe me, Susan, I am truly sorry.

4well and truly → see well ➌

5 CONVENTION You write Yours truly at the end of a formal letter to someone you do not know very well. You write your signature after the words 'Yours truly'. □  Yours truly, Phil Turner.

6 PHRASE You can say yours truly as a way of referring to yourself. [HUMOROUS , INFORMAL ] □  Yours truly was awoken by a shout: 'Ahoy there!'

trump /trʌ mp/ (trumps , trumping , trumped )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [with sing or pl verb] In a game of cards, trumps is the suit which is chosen to have the highest value in one particular game. □  Hearts are trumps.