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UK
/fˈɒls/
]
[ US /ˈfɔɫs/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔɫs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
erroneous and usually accidental
a false alarm
a false start -
inappropriate to reality or facts
delusive expectations
delusive faith in a wonder drug
false hopes -
arising from error
a mistaken view of the situation
a false assumption -
designed to deceive
a suitcase with a false bottom -
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
a purse of simulated alligator hide
decorated with imitation palm leaves
faux pearls
false teeth
it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur -
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
gave false testimony under oath
false tales of bravery -
adopted in order to deceive
an assumed name
a put-on childish voice
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
sham modesty
a pretended interest -
deliberately deceptive
false pretenses -
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
when lovers prove untrue
a false friend -
inaccurate in pitch
her singing was off key
a false (or sour) note
ADVERB
-
in a disloyal and faithless manner
he behaved treacherously
his wife played him false
How To Use false In A Sentence
- It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
- Neither of them sugar-coat the ups and down of working in the industry, but they will open your eyes a great deal about the false assumptions that you're making.
- The coulpe or peccavi, is made for a very small matter — a broken glass, a torn veil, an involuntary delay of a few seconds at an office, a false note in church, etc.; this suffices, and the coulpe is made. Les Miserables
- There is much debate on the issue of "therapists" implanting false memories of sexual abuse in adults.
- Finally, in the formation of an opinion as to the abstract preferableness of one course of action over another, or as to the truth or falsehood or right significance of a proposition, the fact that the majority of one's contemporaries lean in the other direction is naught, and no more than dust in the balance. On Compromise
- Thereafter thought, weighing the truth or falseness of the notion, determines what is true: and this explains the Greek word for thought, dianoia, which is derived from dianoein, meaning to think and discriminate. NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
- One in 20 changed their marital status to appeal to employers and five per cent falsely claimed to play golf. The Sun
- False statements on your tax form could land you in jail.
- Their false testimonies could not be allowed, because at least two of them were needed to coincide in order for the testimony to be legal.
- He wasn't trying to give her false hope.
