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Meaning fact meaning

What does fact mean?

Definitions in simple English

fact Noun

— A fact is something that is true. That is not just my idea, it is a fact. — A fact is a piece of information. He collects little-known facts.

fact

— noun a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred first you must collect all the facts of the case — noun a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts — noun an event known to have happened or something known to have existed your fears have no basis in fact how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell — noun a concept whose truth can be proved scientific hypotheses are not facts

Synonyms fact synonyms

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fact English » English

truth reality verity actuality data matter occurrence evidence event datum happening actual trustworthiness proof genuineness frankly factual as it is veracity truthfulness true story true statement true occurrence thing tangible substantiality substance state of the case sooth sincerity science reason realism realisation real world real practice point piece of information opinion object nett matters of fact matter of fact main idea love knowledge knowingness knowing item

Topics fact topics

What do people use fact to talk about?

Language and thought

Think

What words refer to a single thought?

thought concept consideration fact idea image notion opinion sentiment syllogism

Language and thought Communication Say True

Real

What words describe something that is real and not imagined?

actual concrete fact factual nonfiction real reality true

Language and thought Think Learn

Realize

What words refer to realizing something?

realize occur to dawn on become aware that strike hit sink in wake up to the fact that it clicked

Language and thought Communication Say

True

What words indicate that a statement agrees with reality?

true truth accurate in fact right correct

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs

Adverbial clauses

concessive: translated in English as 'although, even though, despite the fact that': 'She was saving her money, even though she was a wealthy woman'.

although even though despite the fact that

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

But

What words indicate that although one person or thing is similar to another, there is a difference between them?

but only except except for the fact that

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of emphasis

What words indicate that a phrase or sentence is important?

then indeed surely so certainly in fact actually how you know really sure just you know don't you that how much more emphatically absolutely without question no way of course obviously you've got to be kidding it is just that the only thing is one thing that in reality only that as it were just as you can see as you know without a doubt don't you remember I am convinced that

Examples fact examples

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Simple sentences

We know the fact that she was born in Canada.

The fact is I didn't go to school today.

It is fact that he ran away from home.

Evolution is not an opinion, it's a fact.

Tom doesn't want to learn Czech in spite of the fact that he has some relatives in Czechia.

That's not an opinion. That's a fact. If you disagree with me, you're wrong.

Homeless people have no money but they do not like having that fact thrown in their face.

Some people claim to be advanced in a foreign language, but in fact they make basic mistakes.

You should emphasize that fact.

You need not take account of the fact.

How do you account for the fact?

Show me a fact which supports your idea.

I can't hide the fact from you.

It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.

No one can deny the fact that there is no smoke without fire.

No one can deny the fact that fire burns.

Bob was so beside himself that he could scarcely tell fact from fiction.

Tom is not a lazy boy. As a matter of fact, he works hard.

Everybody knows for a fact that he is still alive.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

It is possible that he may know the fact.

It's a fact you can't deny.

It is in fact your fault.

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At any rate, it's a fact that Sir Jeremiah is guilty.

In fact, before 1 400, there was a veritable alphabet of Chinese inventions.

And in fact, maybe it was like I could almost be a normal person, with a girl who cared about me, who was. hot.

Millions are alive right now, and that fact alone tells scientists a lot as they comb the cosmos for alien life.

In fact, the acid in them can dissolve just about anything.

And there's a very good suggestion, I think, that there are, in fact, liquid aquifers.

These are the individual antennas of the Allen telescope array. It's one of the most powerful observatories in the world and, in fact, the kind of thing that could check out millions of star systems.

However. only.. you, the poor soul who knows only the fact that you don't know anything.

I guess I never totally got over the fact you're his favorite, you know.

My father might be in prison. That doesn't change the fact that you owe us 600 grand.

You know, the fact you'd even say that is laughable.

The fact is I delivered the deceased to the church, and he turned into a woman.

Yeah, as a matter of fact it was - very similar.

Jared didn't show up, and I know for a fact that Mrs Marlowe had something amazing made for him.

In the middle of the 19th century we knew that the stars were in fact like the sun.

Within the astronomical community that was a very important discovery: the fact that there was regularity in something astronomers had always considered to be chaotic!

In fact, all those hundreds of radar telescopes, that formed the Atlantic Wall, had dazzle-painting green.

That doesn't change the fact that you owe us 600 grand.

As a matter of fact, you're right.

He may be. If in fact he's been using his powers to save people all this time, then I think that we can get through to him.

That day, I know for a fact that you went back in time.

In fact, since 1998, the federal government is actually paying farmers not to grow it.

In fact, Mr. Superintendent.

The fact that we are not satisfied with peasant girls and maidens, with merchants' daughters and hussies, that we choose the finest and prettiest, is a proof of our taste.

In fact I'll even stay.

In fact, before you go, you can be of definite service.

Incredible. Incredible, perhaps, but a fact. We must face it.

That's a historical fact.

It's a fact, what do you expect me to do?

In fact. I've already discussed it with His Majesty.

I'd be prepared to overlook the fact he had a wife.

I'd be willing to accept the fact that he has a child.

I just find myself stumbling over the fact that he didn't tell me about either.

In fact, our wedding is going to be a lot like this one.

In fact, most cancers are a half day.

In fact, we need to get going to that.

I'm just gonna have to settle for the fact Josh and I are gonna have an F-minus wedding at an A-plus venue, which means it'll be a C, which everyone knows is actually an F.

How do you explain the fact that there are no scissors in your grooming kit?

Polly, it's a well-known fact. that your uncle was drunk at the time.

As a matter of fact, I'm going upstairs to get your partner a stomach pump.

News and current affairs

Most social democrats were in fact fiercely anti-communist.

While terrorism is fought in the name of democracy, the fight has in fact led to a distinct weakening of democracy, owing to official legislation and popular angst.

In fact, excessively constraining rules of origin have proved problematic for some of the EU's previous recognition agreements, such as those governing professional-services standards.

The answer lies both in the fact that it promised not to do so when it signed the NPT and in the consequences that it would impose on others.

The fact that the man was black might or might not have made the cop go for his handcuffs even sooner than he might normally have done.

But it is an unfortunate mathematical fact that not everyone can gain market share.

Italy, too, is being drained of capital; in fact, the flight of investors accelerated after the ECB's liquidity injection.

In fact, the evidence for a crisis of trust is rather difficult to interpret.

In fact, the world's per capita emissions were 4,700 kilograms, or more than double the permissible limit.

But paradoxically, it may also contain an element of forgetfulness, because it tends to conceal the fact that liberation required a military defeat.

Left-wing pacifism tends to overlook this simple fact.

In fact, the allegedly Islamic party had skilfully managed to negotiate with an unrelenting US, consult with the Turkish military and President, and share all information with the public and parliament.

The simple fact is that Europe as a whole is too diverse to be captured by the economic and political interest groups that now dominate national states.

It is a sad fact that a large majority of voters in the EU are against Turkish membership.

Even so, the fact that very high inflation is possible does not make it probable, so one should be cautious in arguing that higher gold prices are being driven by inflation expectations.

In fact, my formal residence is in New York City, but I am about to spend most of the next five months in Russia, training to be a cosmonaut in Star City, just outside Moscow.

By having made such a big issue out of what was in fact a relatively minor event Gates could be accused of trivializing much worse instances of abuse.

The motion was subsequently revoked; but the fact that it was put forward at all is astonishing enough.

New York - This week the United Nations Human Rights Council will debate the report of the fact-finding mission led by Judge Richard Goldstone on human rights violations in the Gaza conflict.

Moreover, it is inconsistent with the inescapable fact that, whatever we do, we cannot prevent all of global warming's effects.

Euro-skepticism, on the other hand, and the looming threat of anti-European populism, is directly linked to the idea that the EU is not merely incapable of offering a solution to the crisis, but in fact is part of the problem.

If elected, she would be South Korea's first woman president, and, for her rivals, her dominant position in the race is an uncomfortable but unassailable fact.

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