English to English
false
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adjective (a)
- not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality(adj.all)Example:
Gave false testimony under oath.
False tales of bravery.
source: wordnet30 - Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.(adjective)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- in a disloyal and faithless manner(adv.all)Example:
His wife played him false.
source: wordnet30 - Not truly; not honestly; falsely.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- erroneous and usually accidental(adj.all)Example:
A false start.
A false alarm.
source: wordnet30 - deliberately deceptive(adj.all)Example:
False pretenses.
source: wordnet30 - designed to deceive(adj.all)Example:
A suitcase with a false bottom.
source: wordnet30 - (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful(adj.all)Example:
A false friend.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To report falsely; to falsify.(verb)source: webster1913