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true to
true to life . Consistent with reality, realistically represented, as in This painting is very true to life . [Early 1800s] For true to form , see under run to form .
Conforming to or consistent with, as in The speech was true to the party platform , or True to type, he died while working at his desk .
Loyal or faithful to, as in She knew he'd be true to his marriage vows , or, as Shakespeare had Polonius tell Hamlet, “This above all, to thine own self be true” ( Hamlet , 1:3). [c. 1200]
Example Sentences
“We just kind of stayed true to what we were doing,” said Jesse.
"It's knowing the story, the characters and being true to that world."
This is obviously a gross generality, but it really feels true to me that people here tend to take a more optimistic tone.
Herbert hopes it will "delve deeper" into some of the characters, but stresses he wants it to stay true to the original.
“Before, it had to be something that was true to both of us,” Lindhome told The Times.
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