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true up

/truː ʌp/

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verb

/truː ʌp/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий выпрямить, выровнять или правильно отрегулировать что-либо; настроить или исправить что-либо для точности или правильности.

A phrasal verb meaning to make something straight, level, or properly aligned; to adjust or correct something to be accurate or true.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Align or adjust preciselyformal

    To make something exactly straight, level, or aligned according to a standard.

    ruВыровнять или отрегулировать точно

    • The carpenter trued up the door frame before installing it.
    • You need to true up the wheels on the bicycle for a smooth ride.
    • The mechanic trued up the engine components for better performance.

    Synonymsadjustaligncalibratecorrectfine-tunelevelregulatesetsquarestraighten

    Antonymsdistortmisalignskewwarp

  2. Correct or reconcileformal

    To adjust or correct something to make it accurate or consistent.

    ruВыровнять

    • The accountant trued up the financial records before the audit.
    • We need to true up the inventory counts with the system data.
    • He trued up the measurements to ensure the project specifications were met.

    Synonymsadjustalignbalancecorrectharmonizereconcilerectify

    Antonymscorruptdistortfalsifymisalignmismatch

Forms
  • trued up past participle
  • trued up past simple
  • trueing up present participle
  • trues up third person singular