fact

Definition

  • n. a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
  • n. a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
  • n. an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
  • n. a concept whose truth can be proved

Word forms

Plural
facts

Example sentences

  1. n.

    It is a fact that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.