📒 the true facts about something, rather than the things that have been invented or guessed
- Do you think she's telling the truth?
- We are determined to get at (= discover) the truth.
- She had only spoken the truth.
📒 the quality or state of being based on fact
- there is no/some/much, etc. truth in something There is no truth in the rumours.
- There is not a grain of truth in what she says.
- His version of events does contain an element of truth.
📒 a fact that is believed by most people to be true
- universal truths
- She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.
- Science, like theology, reveals transcendent truths about a changing world.
📒 if you say that somebody has been economical with the truth, you mean that they left out some important facts, but you do not want to say that they were lying
📒 to say something that is not completely true
- I wasn’t exactly lying when I said I hadn’t seen her—I was just bending the truth a little.
📒 used to tell somebody the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people
- If the truth be known, I was afraid to tell anyone.
📒 used to emphasize the true facts about a situation
- She laughed and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun.
📒 a time when somebody/something is tested, or when important decisions are made
- The moment of truth is when the trainee pilots take over the controls of the plane.
📒 used to say that a fact or comment is completely false
- She thinks I don’t like her but nothing could be further from the truth.
- I know you think she's mean, but nothing could be further from the truth.
📒 used when admitting something
- To tell you the truth, I'll be glad to get home.
- I got a bit big-headed, to tell the truth.
- To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return.
📒 used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented
📒 used to say that people will find out the true facts about a situation even if you try to keep them secret