Collocations for true - adj.
1. right or correct
VERBS
be, ring, seem, sound
Her explanation doesn''t ring quite true.
Her explanation doesn''t ring quite true.
come
All her wishes came true. | It was like a dream come true.
All her wishes came true. | It was like a dream come true.
remain
ADV.
particularly, very
This is particularly true of older women.
This is particularly true of older women.
absolutely, perfectly, quite
It''s perfectly true that I didn''t help much, but I was busy.
It''s perfectly true that I didn''t help much, but I was busy.
certainly
While this is certainly true for some, it''s not true for others.
While this is certainly true for some, it''s not true for others.
by no means, far from, not at all
This degree of inequality was by no means true of all Victorian marriages. | ‘That''s not true at all,’ he said firmly.
This degree of inequality was by no means true of all Victorian marriages. | ‘That''s not true at all,’ he said firmly.
hardly, not completely, not entirely, not quite, not strictly, scarcely
It''s hardly true to call cleaning windows a ‘profession’. | That''s not strictly true, I''m afraid.
It''s hardly true to call cleaning windows a ‘profession’. | That''s not strictly true, I''m afraid.
almost, more or less, pretty well
The story is more or less true.
The story is more or less true.
objectively
2. faithful
VERBS
be | remain, stay
ADV.
absolutely
PREP.
to
She stayed true to her principles.
She stayed true to her principles.