fact
//fækt//
Forms
- Plural
- facts
Definitions
1.Something actual as opposed to invented.
- The report is based on verified facts.
- Let’s stick to the facts, not opinions.
- She presented the facts in a clear, logical way.
2.Something which is real.
- Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
3.Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
- Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
4.An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
- There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
1.Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #242
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).