true

/truː/ adjective

Translation

NOT FALSE › based on facts and not imagined

gerçek, doğru

a true story [+ (that)] Is it true that Martin and Sue are getting married? → Opposite untrue17501893

REAL [always before noun] › real

hakikî, gerçek

a true friend true love 17501751

come true › If a dream or hope comes true, it really happens.

gerçekleşmek, doğru çıkmak

I always dreamt of winning money but I never thought it would come true.1848

be true to sb/sth › to be loyal and sincere even in a difficult situation

dürüst/ilkeli/bağlı/samimi/sadık olmak

It's important to be true to your principles.10471044

ring true › to seem to be the truth

gerçek gibi gözükmek

Something about the story didn't ring true.1750

(Definition of true adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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