Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with truth in American Collocation
truth
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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Jennifer was not telling the whole truth.
clear, perhaps unpleasant
The plain truth is that a motorbike is not as safe as a car.
not pleasant
The sad truth is that the exact number of victims will never be known.
based on facts
She does not think that science is getting nearer to an objective truth.
believed by everyone, or for all time
Fairy tales deal with universal truths, which fascinate us all, whatever our age.
tell the truth
If the witnesses really are telling the truth, then he must be guilty.
discover or know the truth
She cannot risk her husband discovering the truth about her past life.
try to discover the truth
He never stopped searching for truth.
accept the truth
The majority of the party cannot face the truth.
hide the truth
She decided that she could hide the truth no longer and told David everything.
change the truth
The company have distorted the truth in their public statements about the success of the research.
not admit the truth
It’s no good denying the truth.
small amount of truth
It’s a romantic story but there may be a grain of truth in it.
trying to find the truth
Our common puropse is the search for peace and the pursuit of truth and wisdom.
changing the truth, or denying it
Any distortion of the truth will be picked up at an interview.