Meanings
adverbto tell the truth (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableAn attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement.
Synonyms: to be honest, to tell you the truth, TTTT, above a bit, actually, all things considered, as a matter of fact, by right
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAn attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement.
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Translations
Bengali বলিতে কি
- বলিতে কি (bolite ki)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Chinese Mandarin 老實說 /老实说
- 老實說 /老实说 (lǎoshishuō)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Esperanto verdire
- verdireattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Finnish totta puhuen, toden sanoakseni
- totta puhuenattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- toden sanoakseniattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
French à vrai dire, à dire vrai
- à vrai direattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- à dire vraiattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
German um die Wahrheit zu sagen, ehrlich gesagt
- um die Wahrheit zu sagenattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- ehrlich gesagtattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Greek εδώ που τα λέμε
- εδώ που τα λέμε (edó pou ta léme)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Icelandic reyndar, raunar
- reyndarattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- raunarattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- í raun og veruattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- satt best að segjaattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- frómt frá sagtattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Irish déanta na fírinne
- déanta na fírinneattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Italian a dire il vero, a onor del vero
- a dire il veroattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- a onor del veroattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Japanese 実を言えば
- 実を言えば (jitsu-o ieba)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Polish prawdę mówiąc
- prawdę mówiącattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Russian по пра́вде говоря́, че́стно говоря́
- по пра́вде говоря́ (po právde govorjá)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- че́стно говоря́ (čéstno govorjá)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Scottish Gaelic leis an fhìrinn innse, a dh'innse na fìrinn
- leis an fhìrinn innseattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- a dh'innse na fìrinnattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Spanish a decir verdad, para decir la verdad [with le and a]
- a decir verdadattestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
- para decir la verdad [with le and a]attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
Ukrainian пра́вду ка́жучи
- пра́вду ка́жучи (právdu kážučy)attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement
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APA
to tell the truth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20tell%20the%20truth
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“to tell the truth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20tell%20the%20truth. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to tell the truth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20tell%20the%20truth.
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