True means matching reality or facts. When something is true, it's accurate and real, not made up or mistaken. If you say “I finished my homework,” and you actually did finish it, that statement is true. If the weather forecast says it will rain and it does rain, the forecast was true.

The word also describes loyalty and faithfulness. A true friend stands by you even when things get difficult, remaining loyal through good times and bad. Knights in medieval stories pledged to be true to their king, meaning they would stay loyal and keep their promises.

In construction and carpentry, true means straight, level, or properly aligned. A carpenter checks if a wall is true by making sure it's perfectly vertical. If a wheel isn't spinning true, it wobbles instead of rotating smoothly.

You might hear the phrase true to form, meaning someone acted exactly as expected based on their character. If your meticulous sister organizes her bookshelf by color and height, that's true to form for her. When something comes true, like a wish or prediction, it becomes reality. And when you stay true to yourself, you act according to your real values and beliefs, even when you're under pressure to pretend otherwise.