How to pronounce truth

Say it like this: /tɹuθ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/tɹuθ/
British/tɹuːθ/

What does truth mean?

nounTrue facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.

“The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.”

Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.

“There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.”

The state or quality of being true to someone or something.

“Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.”

verbTo assert as true; to declare; to speak truthfully.

To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy.

“This database, which consisists of nearly 180,000 characters, was manually truthed.”

To tell the truth.

“You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'”

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