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
hold
This principle holds true for all states.
hold
This principle holds true for all states.
prove
We hope that this will prove true.
We hope that this will prove true.
ADVERB
especially,
particularly,
very
This is particularly true of older women.
This is particularly true of older women.
absolutely,
completely,
perfectly,
quite,
totally
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,
clearly,
demonstrably,
indisputably,
obviously,
undeniably,
unquestionably
While this is certainly true for some, it is not the case for others.
While this is certainly true for some, it is not the case for others.
definitely,
surely,
undoubtedly
That is undoubtedly true.
That is undoubtedly true.
actually,
indeed,
in fact,
really
This is in fact true in most situations.
This is in fact true in most situations.
by no means,
far from,
not at all
This degree of inequality was by no means true of all 19th-century marriages.
‘That's not true at all,’ he said firmly.
This degree of inequality was by no means true of all 19th-century marriages.
‘That's not true at all,’ he said firmly.
hardly,
not completely,
not entirely,
not exactly,
not necessarily,
not quite,
not really,
not strictly
It's hardly true to call your job a ‘profession’.
That's not strictly true, I'm afraid.
It's hardly true to call your job a ‘profession’.
That's not strictly true, I'm afraid.
almost,
basically,
essentially,
generally,
largely,
more or less,
partially,
partly,
pretty much
The story is more or less true.
The story is more or less true.
factually,
objectively
literally
It is literally true that I never heard of him until I was in my late twenties.
literally
It is literally true that I never heard of him until I was in my late twenties.
technically
While technically true, this is unfair.
While technically true, this is unfair.
doubly,
equally
What applies at a local level holds doubly true at a national level.
What is true for buyers is equally true for sellers.
What applies at a local level holds doubly true at a national level.
What is true for buyers is equally true for sellers.
2. faithful
VERBS
be
feel
I have never felt more true to myself.
feel
I have never felt more true to myself.
remain,
stay
He has stayed true to his word.
He has stayed true to his word.
True is used with these nouns:
account, allegation, allegiance, appreciation, artist, believer, cause, centre, champion, character, classic, compassion, confession, connoisseur, copy, cost, creativity, culprit, danger, democracy, destiny, devotee, emergency, emotion, enemy, equality, essence, explanation, extent, face, fact, faith, fan, fashion, father, feeling, figure, follower, freedom, friend, friendship, gem, genius, gentleman, greatness, grit, happiness, heart, heir, hero, heroism, horror, humanity, identity, independence, indication, inspiration, integration, intention, interpretation, intimacy, joy, leader, leadership, liberation, love, meaning, measure, merit, miracle, motivation, motive, name, nature, north, number, origin, partnership, perspective, picture, pioneer, potential, professional, prophet, proposition, purpose, reconciliation, reflection, relationship, religion, repentance, representation, romance, romantic, self, sense, significance, spirit, star, story, tale, talent, tenderness, test, testament, turning point, understanding, value, villain, vocation
account, allegation, allegiance, appreciation, artist, believer, cause, centre, champion, character, classic, compassion, confession, connoisseur, copy, cost, creativity, culprit, danger, democracy, destiny, devotee, emergency, emotion, enemy, equality, essence, explanation, extent, face, fact, faith, fan, fashion, father, feeling, figure, follower, freedom, friend, friendship, gem, genius, gentleman, greatness, grit, happiness, heart, heir, hero, heroism, horror, humanity, identity, independence, indication, inspiration, integration, intention, interpretation, intimacy, joy, leader, leadership, liberation, love, meaning, measure, merit, miracle, motivation, motive, name, nature, north, number, origin, partnership, perspective, picture, pioneer, potential, professional, prophet, proposition, purpose, reconciliation, reflection, relationship, religion, repentance, representation, romance, romantic, self, sense, significance, spirit, star, story, tale, talent, tenderness, test, testament, turning point, understanding, value, villain, vocation