a true word or saying, a truth; a proverb.

The or an act of speaking the truth; (one's) truthfulness, truth.

Used as object to the verbs say, speak, or tell; frequently in the parenthetic phrases sooth to say, etc. (Cf. 5b.)

Truth. Obsolete.

That which is certain; the certain state of matters, the fact, the truth; a certain account. ? Obsolete.

True statement; report or account which is in accordance with fact or reality. Chiefly in to tell (also speak, say) the truth (also (now archaic)…

That which is true, real, or actual; report or account which is in accordance with fact or reality; true statement; an instance of this. Also: true…

With a and plural. A true statement, doctrine, or opinion; an established fact, a reality; a truth.

A person who or thing which tells the truth; a truthful or candid person, text, etc.

An utterance of great wisdom, significance, or import; an opinion or declaration regarded as authoritative and infallible.

Law. Of a bill of indictment: found by a grand jury to be supported by sufficient evidence to justify the hearing of a case. Now historical exc. U.S.

An absolute truth; an unchangeable fact. Obsolete. rare.

Uses emphasizing the truth of an assertion, esp. in fixed phrases. A true statement. Frequently in (and) that's a fact.

That which is true; a truthful statement; a truth.

A truth or verity.