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treu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • faithful adjective Loyal and devoted to a person, cause, or duty.
  • faithfully adverb In a loyal, devoted, or dependable manner.
  • fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
  • loyal adj Faithful and unwavering in your support of a person, group, or cause.
  • loyally adv In a faithful, unwavering way.
  • staunch adj Firmly loyal and unwavering in support of a person, belief, or cause.
  • true adj Matching the actual facts; correct or accurate.

Senses

treu is used for these senses in English:

  • faithful Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
  • faithful Having faith.
  • faithful Reliable; worthy of trust.
  • faithfully In a faithful manner.
  • fast (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) [from 10th c.]
  • loyal Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
  • loyally In a loyal manner, faithfully.
  • staunch Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.

faithful — full definition

  1. adjective Loyal and devoted to a person, cause, or duty.
  2. adjective Not having sexual or romantic relationships outside of one's relationship or marriage.
  3. adjective Accurate and true to the original; not distorted.
  4. noun The devoted members or followers of a religion or cause (usually "the faithful").

faithfully — full definition

  1. adverb In a loyal, devoted, or dependable manner.
  2. adverb A formal closing used at the end of a letter, typically when the recipient was addressed as "Dear Sir/Madam."

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