FACT


Meaning of FACT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfakt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere

Date: 15th century

1. : a thing done: as

a. obsolete : feat

b. : crime

accessory after the fact

c. archaic : action

2. archaic : performance , doing

3. : the quality of being actual : actuality

a question of fact hinges on evidence

4.

a. : something that has actual existence

space exploration is now a fact

b. : an actual occurrence

prove the fact of damage

5. : a piece of information presented as having objective reality

- in fact

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.