FACT, noun [Latin factum, from facio, to make or do.] 1. Any thing done, or that comes to pass; an act; a deed; an effect produced or achieved; an event. Witnesses are introduced into court to prove a fact Facts are stubborn things. To deny a fact knowingly is to lie. 2. Reality; truth; as, in fact So we say, indeed.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI