From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe truththe truthTRUEthe true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessed OPP lie, falsehood, untruth How do we know you’re telling us the truth?the truth about She hoped to find out the truth about her family.the truth behind We’ll never know the truth behind what happened. → truth
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the truth• The truth is that the idea of having kids terrifies him.• The simple truth is that I just don't love him anymore.• Nixon tried to cover up the burglary, but the truth had to come out in the end.• We may never know the truth about what really happened to Marilyn Monroe.• Scientists believe they are close to finding out the truth about the origins of the universe.• I didn't steal the money and that's the truth. 