come true Definition

true
adj

1. Agreeing with fact or reality; not false or wrong.

Thesaurus: valid, right, correct.
2. Real; genuine; properly so called.

Example: The spider is not a true insect
Thesaurus: real, bona fide, genuine, authentic; Antonym: fake, false.
3. Accurate or exact.

Example: The photograph doesn't give a true idea of the size of the building
Thesaurus: accurate, precise, exact; Antonym: inaccurate.
4. Faithful; loyal.

Example: a true friend
Example: be true to one's word
Thesaurus: loyal, stalwart, faithful, trustworthy, reliable, sure, constant, steady, devoted, dependable, sincere; Antonym: faithless.
5. Conforming to a standard, pattern, type or expectation.

Example: behaved true to type
6. In the correct position; well-fitting; accurately adjusted.
7. Said of a compass bearing: measured according to the Earth's axis and not magnetic north.
8. Honest; sincere.

Example: twelve good men and true

adverb

1. Certainly.

Example: True, she isn't very happy here
2. Truthfully.
3. Faithfully.
4. Honestly.
5. Accurately or precisely.
6. Accurately in tune.

Example: sing true
7. Conforming to ancestral type.

Example: breed true

verb

trued, truing
1. To bring or restore (eg machinery) into an accurate or required position.

Derivative: truly

See separate entry.

Idiom: come true

Said of a dream, hope, wish, etc: to happen in reality; to be fulfilled.

Idiom: out of true

Not in the correct position; not straight or properly balanced.

Idiom: true to form

Said of someone, their behaviour, etc: conforming to what is normal for them or expected of them.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon treow.