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fact

fact
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fakt]
    • /fækt/
    • /fækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fakt]
    • /fækt/

Definitions of fact word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of FACT Fully Automated Compiling Technique 3
  • noun fact something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact. 1
  • noun fact something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact. 1
  • noun fact a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: Scientists gather facts about plant growth. 1
  • noun fact something said to be true or supposed to have happened: The facts given by the witness are highly questionable. 1
  • noun fact Law.. Often, facts. an actual or alleged event or circumstance, as distinguished from its legal effect or consequence. Compare question of fact, question of law. 1

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Origin of fact

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin factum something done, deed, noun use of neuter of factus done, past participle of facere to do1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fact

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fact popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fact usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fact

noun fact

  • case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
  • matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
  • law — software law
  • certitude — Certitude is the same as certainty.
  • basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.

adjective fact

  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • evident — Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
  • plain as day — obvious

Antonyms for fact

noun fact

  • theory — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
  • lieJonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
  • fabrication — the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.

Top questions with fact

  • what is a fact?

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