noun · neutral
truth
/truːθ/TRUTH
Band 5-6task2speaking
that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality
Examples
“Journalists should seek the truth, even if it is uncomfortable.”
“He told the truth about the incident.”
“It's hard to know the whole truth from one report.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy decisions should be based on truth and reliable evidence rather than popular opinion.”
Collocations
- seek the truth
- tell the truth
- the plain truth
Word family
truth nountruthful adjectiveuntruthful adjectivetruthfully adverb
Common mistakes
He said the fact about the event.→He told the truth about the event.
The reporter was truthless.→The reporter was untruthful or dishonest.
Say it for a higher band
5fact→6reality→7+truth
Synonyms
fact
reality
Easily confused
fact
“The fact is that many people prefer city life.”
Related words
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In -ful / -less
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