truthful
part of speech
adjective (truthful, more truthful, most truthful)
meaning for a pupil
1) Telling the truth; honest, not lying. tree →
2) True; giving a correct picture of what happened. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school and family life, being truthful is an important value: «tell me truthfully what happened». In stories, a truthful character can be trusted, and a lie often causes trouble. In reports and evidence, a truthful account is accurate. In logic puzzles («truth-tellers and liars»), truthful people always tell the truth. Phrases: «be truthful», «a truthful answer», «truthful account».
examples
- Please be truthful about who broke the window. tree →
- She gave a truthful answer even though it was hard. tree →
- George was always truthful with his parents. tree →
- The witness gave a truthful account of the accident. tree →
- In the puzzle, one knight is truthful and one always lies. tree →
- Being truthful helps people trust you. tree →
- To be truthful, I didn't like the film. tree →
- "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. tree →
note
Adverb: «truthfully»; noun: «truthfulness». Opposite: «untruthful», «dishonest». «To be truthful,» at the start of a sentence means «honestly». In logic puzzles, check every statement: a truthful person's statements must all be true.
In the corpora
- Too much swearing and promising about a small thing can be a sign of lying; truthful people often simply say «No».
- Christians believe God is truthful and wants people to be honest too; one of the Ten Commandments forbids lying about others.
- Aristotle said the boaster claims more than is true and the falsely modest claim less; the truthful person is in the middle.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «truthful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.