Associations to the word «Fact»

Wiktionary

FACT, noun. (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
FACT, noun. (legal) (obsolete except in set phrases) A wrongful or criminal deed.
FACT, noun. (obsolete) Feat.
FACT, noun. An honest observation.
FACT, noun. Something actual as opposed to invented.
FACT, noun. Something which is real.
FACT, noun. Something which has become real.
FACT, noun. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
FACT, noun. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
FACT, noun. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
FACT, interjection. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
FACT CHECK, noun. A verification of the factuality of specific information.
FACT CHECK, verb. To verify the factuality of specific information.
FACT CHECKED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of fact check
FACT CHECKING, verb. Present participle of fact check
FACT CHECKS, noun. Plural of fact check
FACT CHECKS, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fact check
FACT IS, adverb. (idiomatic) (sports) actually, in truth
FACT OF LIFE, noun. Something that cannot be avoided.
FACT SHEET, noun. A printed presentation of data that shows the most important or relevant facts in a simple, easy-to-read manner

Dictionary definition

FACT, noun. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case".
FACT, noun. 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".
FACT, noun. 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".
FACT, noun. A concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne