English Explanatory Dictionary

truth will out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A mystery will always be solved; truth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.

Word forms

truth will out

Etymology

This phrase, which translates literally as “truth will become public”, appears as early as Lydgate’s late Middle English writings on the life of St. Alban. It is also famously found in William Shakespeare’s works, particularly in The Merchant of Venice.

Related words

speak truth to power truthseeker
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