true to

Loyal or faithful to, as in She knew he'd be true to his marriage vows , or, as Shakespeare had Polonius tell Hamlet, “This above all, to thine own self be true” ( Hamlet , 1:3). [c. 1200]
Conforming to or consistent with, as in The speech was true to the party platform , or True to type, he died while working at his desk .
true to life . Consistent with reality, realistically represented, as in This painting is very true to life . [Early 1800s] For true to form , see under run to form .

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“She did the things she wanted to do. She loved the people she wanted to love. She was true to herself.”

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The adaptation, by Alexandra Silber, remains true to the original, Feldman said, but “really puts it forward for today’s audience ... with covert but impactful changes that sharpen it in an exciting way.”

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"It's a dream come true to be part of this club," Jack Grealish said in his first interview after joining Manchester City in 2021.

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If we go down, then we are going to go down while being true to our mission.

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We wanted to provide just enough of that in the in the ninth episode, where you see the uprising happen and ignite, but also remain true to June’s point of view.

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