Fact

  • 11Fact — [fækt] der; s, s (meist Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. fact, dies aus lat. factum, vgl. ↑Faktum> Tatsache, Tatsachenmaterial …

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  • 12fact — [n1] verifiable truth; reality actuality, appearance, authenticity, basis, bottom line*, brass tacks*, case, certainty, certitude, concrete happening, dope*, evidence, experience, genuineness, gospel, gospel truth*, how it is*, intelligence, law …

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  • 13Fact — 〈 [fæ̣kt] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; umg.; salopp〉 Faktum, Tatsache; das sind die Facts [Etym.: engl.] …

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  • 14fact — (n.) 1530s, action, especially evil deed, from L. factum event, occurrence, lit. thing done, neuter pp. of facere to do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Usual modern sense of thing known to be true appeared 1630s, from notion of something that… …

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  • 15Fact — [fɛkt ], der; s, s meist Plural <englisch> (Tatsache; vgl. Fakt) …

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  • 16Fact — For other uses, see Fact (disambiguation). A fact (derived from the Latin Factum, see below) is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be shown… …

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  • 17fact — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ important, interesting, relevant, salient ▪ You must look at all the relevant facts. ▪ basic, simple ▪ …

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  • 18fact — [[t]fæ̱kt[/t]] ♦ facts 1) PHRASE: prep PHR cl, v PHR cl You use the fact that after some verbs or prepositions, especially in expressions such as in view of the fact that, apart from the fact that, and despite the fact that, to link the verb or… …

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  • 19fact — Synonyms and related words: absolute fact, accepted fact, accomplishment, act, actual fact, actuality, actually, admitted fact, adventure, article, aspect, authenticity, axiom, bald fact, bare fact, basis for belief, body of evidence, brutal fact …

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  • 20fact — noun 1 TRUE INFORMATION (C) a piece of information that is known to be true: First of all, we need to establish the facts of the case. (+ about): The book is full of interesting facts about the World Cup. | facts and figures (=the basic details,… …

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