False in English
- false⇄adj. 1. not true; not correct; wrong.
Ex. false statements.
(SYN) erroneous, mistaken, incorrect.
2. not truthful; lying.
Ex. a false witness, a false accusation.
(SYN) untruthful, mendacious.
3. not loyal; not fai - false⇄adv. falsely.
- false⇄adv. in a false manner; improperly; wrongly.
Ex. to interpret something false, to judge a person false. - false⇄expr. play (one) false, to deceive, cheat, trick, or betray.
Ex. His memory played him false when he grew old. They had their fears that Lewis might be playing false (Macaulay). - false⇄false, adjective, falser,falsest,adverb, verb, falsed,falsing.
- false⇄noun falseness.
- false⇄v.t. (Obsolete.)1. to make false; corrupt; falsify.
2. to counterfeit; forge.
3. to prove false to.