fact
Something actual as opposed to inventedSomething actual as opposed to invented.
» It's a fact you can't deny.
Das ist eine Tatsache, die du nicht abstreiten kannst.
Das ist eine Tatsache, die Sie nicht abstreiten können.
Это невозможно отрицать.
Это бесспорно.
Это факт, который невозможно отрицать.
Это очевидный факт.
Це факт, який ти не можеш заперечувати.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)Something actual as opposed to invented.
establish the facts
hard facts
Tatsache, Fakt, Tatsache
фактfakt, фактfakt
фактfakt, фактfakt
(countable, uncountable)Something which is real.
Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
Fakt, Tatsache
фактfakt
фактfakt
(countable, uncountable)Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
Faktum, Tatsache
фактfakt
фактfakt
(countable, uncountable)An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Faktum, Tatsache
фактfakt
(countable, uncountable)Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
The facts about space travel.
Addition facts include 2 + 2 = 4 and 3 + 4 = 7.
Faktum, Tatsache
фактfakt
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
(countable, uncountable)An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
(countable, uncountable)A wrongful or criminal deed.
He had become an accessory after the fact.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Action; the realm of action.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A feat or meritorious deed.
Examples
1601 sentencesIt's a fact you can't deny.
Це факт, який ти не можеш заперечувати. — deniko
ruЭто невозможно отрицать. — soweli_Elepanto
deDas ist eine Tatsache, die du nicht abstreiten kannst. — Tamy
The facts became known to everyone.
Факти стали відомі кожному. — brambury
ruФакты стали известны каждому. — Lenin_1917
deDie Fakten sind allen bekannt geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This fact must not be forgotten.
Цей факт не має бути забутим. — deniko
ruЭтот факт не должен быть забыт. — Wadimiy
deDiese Tatsache darf nicht vergessen werden. — Manfredo
I was aware of that fact.
Я знав про цей факт. — Anjy
ruЯ был в курсе того факта. — sharptoothed
deIch war mir dieser Tatsache bewusst. — Zaghawa
I am aware of the fact.
Я знаю про цей факт. — deniko
ruМне известен этот факт. — Smoky
deIch bin mir der Tatsache bewusst. — Ullalia
Translations
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Origin
From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval LatinFrom Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.
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Forms
plural: factsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
64 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- facts facts
- the facts facts
- matter of fact
- the fact that
- your facts facts
- facts facts are
- all the facts
- face facts facts
- face the facts
- know the facts
- of the fact
- facts facts straight