Fact

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English

Most common English words: least « person « case « #313: fact » known » thee » hope

Etymology

From Latin factum (“‘a deed, act, exploit; in Medieval Latin also state, condition, circumstance’”), neuter of factus (“‘done or made’”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“‘do, make’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fækt/, SAMPA: /f{kt/

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• Rhymes: -ækt

Noun

Singular Fact

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Fact ({{{1}}})

1. (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
   • 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh, page 1:

     After that Richard, the third of that name, king in fact only, but tyrant both in title and regiment Template:... was Template:... overthrown and slain at Bosworth Field; there succeeded in the kingdom Template:... Henry the Seventh.

2. (obsolete except in set phrases) A wrongful or criminal deed.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:

     She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact, / Against that nation [...].

   He had become an accessory after the fact.

3. (obsolete) Feat.
   • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:

     When he who most excels in fact of arms,

4. An honest observation.
5. Something actual as opposed to invented.

   In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.

6. Something which has become real.

   The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s.

7. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

   Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.

8. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.

   There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.

9. Information about a particular subject.

   The facts about space travel.

Antonyms

• (Something actual): fiction

Derived terms

terms derived from fact

factual factoid accessory before the fact after the fact as a matter of fact attorney-in-fact

contrary to fact fact-finding fact-finder fact of life fact or fiction fact sheet

finding of fact in fact in point of fact Is that a fact? question of fact

Related terms

• fashion
• faction
• factor
• factorial
• factory

Translations

an honest observation

Arabic: معلومة ar(ar) (ma3luuma) f., حقيقة ar(ar) (Haqiiqa) f. Armenian: փաստ hy(hy) (p’ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 真相 cmn(cmn) (zhēnxiàng), 事實 cmn(cmn), 事实 cmn(cmn) (shìshí) Croatian: čȉnjenica hr(hr) f. Danish: kendsgerning, faktum Dutch: feit nl(nl) n. Esperanto: fakto eo(eo) Estonian: fakt et(et) Finnish: tosiasia fi(fi), fakta fi(fi) French: fait fr(fr) m., vérité fr(fr) f.

German: Tatsache de(de) f., Fakt de(de) m. Italian: fatto it(it) m. Japanese: 事実 ja(ja) (じじつ, jijitsu) Novial: faktu, faktum Polish: fakt pl(pl) m. Portuguese: fato m. (Brazil), facto m. (Portugal) Romanian: fapt ro(ro) Russian: факт ru(ru) (fakt) m. Slovene: dejstvo n. Spanish: hecho es(es) m.

something actual

Arabic: حقيقة ar(ar) (Haqiiqa) f., معلومة ar(ar) (ma3luuma) f., واقعة ar(ar) (waaqi3a) f. Armenian: փաստ hy(hy) (p’ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 事實 cmn(cmn), 事实 cmn(cmn) (shìshí) Croatian: čȉnjenica hr(hr) f. Czech: fakt cs(cs) m., skutečnost cs(cs) f. Danish: virkelighed Dutch: feit nl(nl) n. Esperanto: fakto eo(eo) Estonian: tõsiasi et(et), fakt et(et) Finnish: tosiasia fi(fi), fakta fi(fi) French: fait fr(fr) m.

German: Tatsache de(de) f., Fakt de(de) m. Hungarian: tény hu(hu) Japanese: 事実 ja(ja) (じじつ, jijitsu) Novial: faktu, faktum Polish: fakt pl(pl) m. Portuguese: fato m. (Brazil), facto m. (Portugal) Romanian: fapt ro(ro) n., faptă ro(ro) f. Russian: факт ru(ru) (fakt) m. Scottish Gaelic: fìrinn gd(gd) f. Slovene: dejstvo n. Swedish: faktum sv(sv) Welsh: ffaith cy(cy) f.

something which has become real

Armenian: փաստ hy(hy) (p’ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 事實 cmn(cmn), 事实 cmn(cmn) (shìshí) Croatian: čȉnjenica hr(hr) f. Czech: fakt cs(cs) m., skutečnost cs(cs) f. Danish: kendsgerning Dutch: feit nl(nl) n. Esperanto: fakto eo(eo) Estonian: tõsiasi et(et), fakt et(et) Finnish: tosiasia fi(fi), fakta fi(fi)

French: fait fr(fr) m. German: Fakt de(de) m., Tatsache de(de) f. Japanese: 現実 ja(ja) (げんじつ, genjitsu) Novial: faktu, faktum Polish: fakt pl(pl) m. Portuguese: fato m. (Brazil), facto m. (Portugal) Russian: факт ru(ru) (fakt) m. Scottish Gaelic: fìrinn gd(gd) f. Slovene: dejstvo n. Swedish: verklighet sv(sv)

something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation

Armenian: փաստ hy(hy) (p’ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 實情 cmn(cmn), 实情 cmn(cmn) (shíqíng) Croatian: čȉnjenica hr(hr) f. Czech: fakt cs(cs) m. Danish: kendsgerning, faktum Dutch: feit nl(nl) n. Esperanto: fakto eo(eo) Estonian: fakt et(et) Finnish: tosiasia fi(fi), fakta fi(fi) French: fait fr(fr) m., vérité fr(fr) f. German: Faktum de(de) n., Tatsache de(de) f.

Japanese: 事実 ja(ja) (じじつ, jijitsu) Novial: faktu, faktum Polish: fakt pl(pl) m. Portuguese: fato m. (Brazil), facto m. (Portugal) Romanian: faptă ro(ro) f. Russian: факт ru(ru) (fakt) m. Scottish Gaelic: fìrinn gd(gd) f. Slovene: dejstvo n. Spanish: hecho es(es) m. Swedish: faktum sv(sv) Welsh: ffaith cy(cy) f.

an objective consensus on a fundamental reality

Armenian: փաստ hy(hy) (p’ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 實際 cmn(cmn), 实际 cmn(cmn) (shíjì) Croatian: čȉnjenica hr(hr) f.) Czech: fakt cs(cs) m., skutečnost cs(cs) f. Danish: kendsgerning, faktum Dutch: feit nl(nl) n. Esperanto: fakto eo(eo) Estonian: fakt et(et) Finnish: tosiasia fi(fi), fakta fi(fi) French: fait fr(fr) m.

German: Faktum de(de) n., Tatsache de(de) f. Japanese: 事実 ja(ja) (じじつ, jijitsu) Novial: faktu, faktum Polish: fakt pl(pl) m. Portuguese: fato m. (Brazil), facto m. (Portugal) Romanian: fapt ro(ro) n. Russian: факт ru(ru) (fakt) m. Scottish Gaelic: fìrinn gd(gd) f. Slovene: dejstvo n. Spanish: hecho es(es) m. Swedish: faktum sv(sv)

information about a particular subject

Armenian: փաստ hy(hy) (p’ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 事實 cmn(cmn), 事实 cmn(cmn) (shìshí) Croatian: čȉnjenica hr(hr) f. Czech: fakt cs(cs) m. Danish: kendsgerning, faktum Dutch: feit nl(nl) n. Esperanto: fakto eo(eo) Finnish: tieto fi(fi), tosiasia fi(fi)

German: Faktum de(de) n., Tatsache de(de) f. Japanese: 実情 ja(ja) (じつじょう, jitsujō) Novial: faktu, faktum Polish: fakt pl(pl) m. Portuguese: fato m. (Brazil), facto m. (Portugal) Romanian: fapt ro(ro) n. Russian: факт ru(ru) (fakt) m. Scottish Gaelic: fìrinn gd(gd) f. Swedish: faktum sv(sv)

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Albanian: fakt m. Bulgarian: факт m. Catalan: fet m. Ido: fakto

Indonesian: kenyataan, fakta Italian: fatto f. Spanish: hecho m. Turkish: olgu

See also

• value
• opinion
• belief

External links

• Fact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Fact in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• acft,

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