fact

fact  (fkt)

n.

1. Knowledge or information based on real occurrences: an account based on fact; a blur of fact and fancy.

2.

a. Something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed: Genetic engineering is now a fact. That Chaucer was a real person is an undisputed fact.

b. A real occurrence; an event: had to prove the facts of the case.

c. Something believed to be true or real: a document laced with mistaken facts.

3. A thing that has been done, especially a crime: an accessory before the fact.

4. Law The aspect of a case at law comprising events determined by evidence: The jury made a finding of fact.

Idiom:

in (point of) fact

In reality or in truth; actually.

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[Latin factum, deed, from neuter past participle of facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Fact has a long history of usage in the sense "allegation of fact," as in "This tract was distributed to thousands of American teachers, but the facts and the reasoning are wrong" (Albert Shanker). This practice has led to the introduction of the phrases true facts and real facts, as in The true facts of the case may never be known. These usages may occasion qualms among critics who insist that facts can only be true, but the usages are often useful for emphasis.

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fact

Noun

1. an event or thing known to have happened or existed

2. a truth that can be proved from experience or observation

3. a piece of information

4. after or before the fact Criminal law after or before the commission of the offence

5. as a matter of fact or in fact in reality or actuality

6. fact of life an inescapable truth, esp. an unpleasant one See also facts of life [Latin factum something done]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction case - the actual state of things; "that was not the case" detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" general - a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular" matter of fact - a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact observation - facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor" reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying" score - the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score" truth - a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
	2.	fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" info, information - a message received and understood record book, book, record - a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books" basics, rudiments - a statement of fundamental facts or principles index number, indicator, index, indicant - a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
	3.	fact - an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell" realness, realism, reality - the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
	4.	fact - a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

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fact

noun 1. truth, reality, gospel (truth), certainty, verity, actuality, naked truth << OPPOSITE fiction

noun 2. detail, point, feature, particular, item, specific, circumstance

noun 3. Criminal law event, happening, act, performance, incident, deed, occurrence, fait accompli (French)

plural noun 4. information, details, data, the score (informal) gen Brit. (informal) info (informal) the whole story, ins and outs, the lowdown (informal) >> as a matter of fact or in fact or in point of fact actually, really, indeed, truly, in reality, in truth, to tell the truth, in actual fact, in point of fact

Translations

fact [fækt] n → hecho;

in fact → en realidad;

to know for a fact that ... → saber a ciencia cierta que ...

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fact [fækt] n → fait m;

in fact → en fait;

to know for a fact that ... → savoir pertinemment que ...

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fact [fækt] n → Tatsache f;

(truth) → Wirklichkeit f;

in fact → eigentlich;

(in reality) → tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit;

to know for a fact that ... → ganz genau wissen, dass ...;

the fact (of the matter) is that ... → die Sache ist die, dass ...;

it's a fact of life that ... → es ist eine Tatsache, dass ...;

to tell sb the facts of life (sex) → jdn aufklären

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fact [fækt] n → fatto;

in fact → infatti;

to know for a fact that ... → sapere per certo che ...;

the fact (of the matter) is that ... → la verità è che ...;

the facts of life (= sex) → i fatti riguardanti la vita sessuale;

(fig) → le realtà della vita

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fact

n fact [fӕkt]

1 something known or believed to be true It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health. feit حَقيقَه факт pravda kendsgerning; faktum die Tatsache γεγονός hecho tõsiasi حقیقت tosiasia fait עוּבדָה तथ्य činjenica tény kenyataan staðreynd fatto 事実 (옳다고 여겨지는) 사실 faktas fakts kenyataan feit kjensgjerning, faktum fakt facto fapt факт fakt dejstvo činjenica faktum ข้อเท็จจริง gerçek, hakikat 事實 факт حقیقت sự việc 事实

2 reality fact or fiction. waarheid, werklikheid واقِع، حَقيقَه действителност skutečnost virkelighed die Wirklichkeit πραγματικότητα realidad tegelikkus واقعیت todellisuus réel עוּבדוֹת वास्तविकता istina, stvarnost valóság realitas veruleiki realtà 事実 사실, 현실 tikrovė, tiesa īstenība; realitāte realiti werkelijkheid realitet, faktum prawda facto realitate реальность skutočnosť stvarnost stvarnost verklighet, sanning, fakta ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 實情 дійсність سچائی sự thật 实情

the facts of life

information about sex and how babies are born (in sex education). feite van die lewe حقائِق الحياه полови въпроси základní poučení (o pohlavním životě) seksualundervisning die Tatsachen des Lebens σεξουαλική διαπαιδαγώγηση de la los misterios vida seksuaalkasvatus حقایق زندگی de la les choses vie עוּבדוֹת הַחַיִים जीवन का तथ्य životna stvarnost, činjenice o stvarnom životu nemi felvilágosítás informasi tentang pendidikan seks i fatti riguardanti la vita sessuale 性にかんする事実 žinios apie lytinį gyvenimą/iš kur atsiranda vaikai dzimumdzīves noslēpumi informasi tentang pendidikan seks bijzonderheden van voortplanting (bij seksuele voorlichting) seksualundervisning sprawy seksualne сведения о половой жизни sexuálna výchova resnica o spolnem življenju istina o polnom životu hur ett barn kommer till ความเป็นจริง hayatî gerçekler, cinsel bilgiler 生活方面的基本知識 інформація про статеве життя زندگی کے حقائق những điều cần biết về giới tính 生活方面的基本知识

adj factual [ˈfӕktʃuəl]

of or containing facts a factual account. feitlik حَقيقي действителен skutečný saglig; faktuel Tatsachen-... πραγματικός, τεκμηριωμένος objetivo, factual faktidel põhinev واقعی tosiasioihin perustuva basé sur des/les faits עוּבדָתִי तथ्यात्मक stvaran, činjenicama potvrđen tényleges mengandung fakta staðreyndalegur reale 事実の 실제의, 사실의 faktinis, faktiškas, tikras faktu-; uz faktiem balstīts berdasarkan fakta feitelijk faktisk, virkelig, saklig faktyczny, wierny factual bazat pe fapte (reale) фактический skutočný dejanski činjenični verklig, faktisk เกี่ยวกับข้อเท็จจริง gerçeğe dayalı 真實的 фактичний حقیقی thực sự 真实的

adv factually

feitelik حَقيقةً действително skutečně sagligt; faktuelt sachlich τεκμηριωμένα ateniéndose a los hechos tegelikult از نظر واقعیات asiallisesti en s'en tenant aux faits עובדתית गुट, दल stvarno ténylegesen secara nyata staðreyndalega basato sui fatti 実際には 실제로 faktiškai, tikrai balstoties uz faktiem dengan fakta feitelijk saklig (sett) faktycznie, wiernie factualmente ţinând cont de fapte фактически skutočne dejansko činjenično verkligt อย่างแท้จริง gerçeklere dayanarak 真實地 опираючись на факти واقعتہً dựa trên sự thật 真实地

as a matter of fact, in fact, in point of fact

actually or really She doesn't like him much – in fact I think she hates him! in werklikheid, eintlik, om die waarheid te sê في الحَقيقَه в действителност ve skutečnosti, vlastně rent faktisk; faktisk tatsächlich στην πραγματικότητα en realidad, de hecho tegelikult در واقع itse asiassa en fait לְמַעֲשֶׂה वास्तव में zapravo, u stvari valójában sesungguhnya í raun in effetti 実際は 사실은 iš tikrųjų, faktiškai īstenībā; faktiski sebenarnya in feite faktisk, egentlig, i virkeligheten właściwie de facto de fapt в сущности; фактически v skutočnosti pravzaprav zapravo faktiskt, i själva verket แท้จริง; อันที่จริง (işin) aslında, aslını ararsan(ız) 事實上 по суті, фактично در اصل thực tế là 事实上