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To straightenTo straighten (something that is supposed to be straight).
Meaning
2 sensesTo straighten (something that is supposed to be straight).
He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.
zentrieren, ausrichten, justieren
To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust (often followed by up).
We spent all night truing up the report.
make level, square, balanced, or concentric
Examples
3983 sentencesIt turned out to be true.
Це виявилося правдою. — deniko
ruЭто оказалось правдой. — marafon
deEs stellte sich als wahr heraus. — Manfredo
What the newspapers say is true.
Те, що пишуть у газетах, — правда. — deniko
ruТо, что пишут в газетах, - правда. — fjay69
What he said is not true.
Те, що він сказав, — неправда. — deniko
ruТо, что он сказал, — неправда. — afyodor
deWas er sagte, ist nicht wahr. — Dejo
His dream has finally come true.
Його мрія нарешті здійснилася. — deniko
ruЕго мечта в конце концов стала явью. — odexed
His story may not be true.
Можливо, його історія вигадана. — deniko
deSeine Geschichte ist vielleicht nicht wahr. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English treowe, trew, trewe, triwe, true, trwe, from Old English trēowe, trīewFrom Middle English treowe, trew, trewe, triwe, true, trwe, from Old English trēowe, trīewe (“faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“faithful, true”), from pre-Germanic *drewh₂yos, from Proto-Indo-European *drewH- (“firm, hard, true”).
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Forms
trues, trueing, trued, truedSynonyms
1 synonyms- make level, square, balanced, or concentric:true up
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- said is true
- that isn't true
- dream come true
- come true
- rumor is true
- story is true
- came came true
- this is true
- true or not
- says is true
- to be true
- will come true
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.