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UK [fækt] / US noun
Word forms "fact":
singular fact plural facts
1)
a) [countable] a piece of true information

They have simply attempted to state the facts.

fact about:

The classes are designed to help children discover basic scientific facts.

fact of:

He wrote an article explaining the main facts of the case.

hard/plain facts (= ones that people may find unpleasant):

We want the hard facts about what the project is going to cost.

b) [uncountable] things that are true or that really happened, rather than things that are imaginary or not true

The story is based on historical fact.

Margaret does not yet seem to have learned the difference between fact and fiction.

2) the fact used for talking about a situation that is real or true, especially when you want to emphasize this

It's obvious you're angry, so why deny the fact?

fact that:

He has never hidden the fact that he's gay.

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the fact (of the matter) is — used for emphasizing what you think is the true situation or the most important point

The fact is, he lost because he didn't try very hard.

get your facts straight/right — to have the correct information about something, especially before criticizing someone or arguing with them

Before you start blaming us, you should get your facts straight.

in (actual) fact — used for saying what is really true, when this is surprising or different from what people think; used when you are adding something to what you have just said, especially something surprising

He was paid money for a job that did not in fact exist.

In actual fact, she was quite right.

I haven't seen him for years. In fact, I can't even remember what he looks like.

She's a friend of mine, a very close friend in fact.

is that a fact? — spoken used for answering someone when they have told you something that you consider surprising or unlikely to happen

know for a fact (that) — used for emphasizing that you are sure something is true

I know for a fact that he was lying.

See:
face II, matter I

English dictionary. 2014.

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