Meaning

9 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Something actual as opposed to invented.

    establish the facts

    hard facts

    Tatsache, Fakt, Tatsache

    фактfakt, фактfakt

    фактfakt, фактfakt

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something which is real.

    Gravity is a fact, not a theory.

    Fakt, Tatsache

    фактfakt

    фактfakt

  3. (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

  4. (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

  5. (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

  6. (countable, uncountable)An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A wrongful or criminal deed.

    He had become an accessory after the fact.

  8. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Action; the realm of action.

  9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A feat or meritorious deed.

Examples

1601 sentences

  1. It'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

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  2. The facts became known to everyone.

    Факти стали відомі кожному. — brambury

    ruФакты стали известны каждому. — Lenin_1917

    deDie Fakten sind allen bekannt geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. 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

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  4. 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

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  5. I am aware of the fact.

    Я знаю про цей факт. — deniko

    ruМне известен этот факт. — Smoky

    deIch bin mir der Tatsache bewusst. — Ullalia

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an honest observation:
Русский
By meaning 1
an honest observation:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
an honest observation:
something actual:
something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation:

Origin

From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin

From 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: facts
Singularfact
Pluralfacts

regular

Antonyms

2 antonyms
antonym(s) of
Something objective:opinionA2

Word family

64 related words
RelatedfactionC1factorB2factoryA1fashionA2valueA2beliefB1factorialfactotum
Derivedafter-the-factalternative factantefactanti-factattorney-in-factbrute-factbrute factconspiracy factcounterfactface factsfactbookfact checkfact-checkfact checkerfact-checkingfactettefactfemfactfilefactfinderfact-findingfact-freefactfulfacthoodfactic

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
facilitateB2facilityB1facsimileC2factionC1factorB2factorial

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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