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fact `noun` [ fakt ]

• a thing that is known or proved to be true.

• "he ignores some historical and economic facts"

Similar: reality, actuality, certainty, factuality, certitude, truth, naked truth, verity, gospel,

Opposite: lie, fiction,

Origin: late 15th century: from Latin factum, neuter past participle of facere ‘do’. The original sense was ‘an act’, later ‘a crime’, surviving in the phrase before (or after) the fact . The earliest of the current senses (‘truth, reality’) dates from the late 16th century.

after the fact

• after the committing of a crime.
"he was guilty of being an accessory after the fact"

before the fact

• before the committing of a crime.
"an accessory before the fact"

facts and figures

• precise details.
"he presents the facts and figures of his case openly and honestly"

a fact of life

• something that must be accepted and cannot be changed, however unpalatable.
"baldness is a fact of life for a lot of men"

the facts of life

• information about sexual functions and practices, especially as given to children.

the fact of the matter

• the truth.
"the fact of the matter is that few such cases reach the magistrates' courts"

the fact that

• used to refer to a particular situation under discussion.
"despite the fact that I'm so tired, sleep is elusive"

in fact

• used to emphasize the truth of an assertion, especially one contrary to what might be expected or what has been asserted.
"the brook trout is in fact a char"

fact noun [ fakt ]

fact `noun` [ fakt ]