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if (the) truth be known — if (the) ˌtruth be ˈknown/ˈtold idiom used to tell sb the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people Main entry: ↑truthidiom … Useful english dictionary
truth — W2S1 [tru:θ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(true facts)¦ 2¦(being true)¦ 3¦(important ideas)¦ 4 in truth 5 if (the) truth be known/told 6 to tell (you) the truth 7 nothing could be further from the truth 8 the truth will out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Ori … Dictionary of contemporary English
truth — [ truθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the actual facts or information about something, rather than what people think, expect, or make up: The truth may never be known. truth about: We finally learned the shocking truth about Gina s past. tell (someone)… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
truth commission — Introduction an official body established to investigate a series of human rights violations, war crimes (war crime), or other serious abuses that took place over many years. Truth commissions aim to identify the causes and consequences of… … Universalium
truth — /tru:T/ noun 1 TRUE FACTS the truth the true facts about something, as opposed to what is untrue, imagined, or guessed (+ about): We never found out the truth about Mike s past. | tell the truth: How can we be sure that she s telling the truth? | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
truth */*/*/ — UK [truːθ] / US [truθ] noun Word forms truth : singular truth plural truths 1) [uncountable] the actual facts or information about something, rather than what people think, expect, or make up The truth may never be known. truth about: We finally… … English dictionary
truth — noun 1 what is true ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, gospel (informal), honest (informal), real ▪ She takes everything she reads in the paper as gospel truth. ▪ complete … Collocations dictionary
TRUTH — that which is true. The quality of being correct or in some way confirmed by REALITY. The EXISTENCE of truth and/or the possibility of our knowing it has been denied by a variety of thinkers from ancient SOPHISTS to modern RELATIVISTS. Two… … Concise dictionary of Religion
Truth — • Defines ontological, logical, and moral truth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Truth Truth † … Catholic encyclopedia
truth — O.E. triewð (W.Saxon), treowð (Mercian) faithfulness, quality of being true, from triewe, treowe faithful (see TRUE (Cf. true)). Meaning accuracy, correctness is from 1560s. Unlike LIE (Cf. lie) (v.), there is no primary verb in English or most… … Etymology dictionary
