Word a Day
truth
What does truth mean?
truth (noun): true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use truth in a sentence?
- The truth is that he didn't want to do it. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- At last he knew the truth. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce truth?
/tɹuθ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does truth come from?
Inherited from Middle English treuthe, from Old English trēowþ, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō, from *triwwiz + *-iþō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “truth” mean?
something given to another voluntarily, without charge
Not quite: that's what gift means.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Not quite: that's what development means.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
Not quite: that's what service means.
true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality
Right! That's what “truth” means.
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