- (n.) An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.
- (n.) A doing, making or preparing.
- (n.) The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts.
- (n.) Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). fact. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fact/definitions/2006680 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "fact" http://smartdefine.org/fact/definitions/2006680 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, fact, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/fact/definitions/2006680>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "fact" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fact/definitions/2006680> |