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fact

FAKT/fækt/

Pluralfacts

7 meanings of fact

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  1. 1
    what is realnouncountable or uncountable
    Something that is true or really happened, not made up or just believed.

    Like the difference between a true story and a made-up fairy tale.

    The movie mixes fact with fiction to tell its story.

    Tell me the real facts, not a made-up story.

    UsageOften the fact that or stick to the facts.

    Similartruth, reality, actuality

    Oppositefiction, fantasy, falsehood

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  2. 2
    informationnouncountable or uncountable
    Real information about a subject, like the true details of what happened.

    Like the real details you write down when reporting what happened.

    The police are still trying to learn every fact of the case.

    The report listed all the facts about the accident.

    UsageOften plural: the facts about something or the facts of a case.

    Similardetail, particular, circumstance, information (entry)

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  3. 3
    it's trueinterjection
    Said before a statement to show you believe it is completely true.

    Fact: nobody has ever beaten her at chess.

    Fact: dogs are better company than cats.

    UsagePut a colon after it: Fact: dogs are better company.

    Similarhonestly

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Origin

It comes from Latin factum, meaning "an act or deed," from a word meaning "to do or make."

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts