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facts

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 facts word

  • noun facts something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact. 1
  • noun facts something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact. 1
  • noun facts a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: Scientists gather facts about plant growth. 1
  • noun facts something said to be true or supposed to have happened: The facts given by the witness are highly questionable. 1
  • noun facts 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
  • idioms facts after the fact, Law. after the commission of a crime: an accessory after the fact. 1

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Origin of facts

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 Facts

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

facts 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".

facts usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for facts

noun facts

  • story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
  • dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
  • poop — party pooper.
  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • scoop — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.

Antonyms for facts

noun facts

  • hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
  • 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.

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