Meaning

10 senses
  1. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

    falsch, unwahr

    фальши́выйfalʹšívyj, ло́жныйlóžnyj, непра́вильныйneprávilʹnyj

    неправди́вийnepravdývyj, хи́бнийxýbnyj

  2. Based on factually incorrect premises.

    false legislation, false punishment

  3. Spurious, artificial.

    false teeth

    falsch, unecht

  4. Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

    falsch

    ложьložʹ

    хи́баxýba

  5. Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.

    a false witness

  6. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.

    a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises

  7. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.

    a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar

    erroneous and usually accidental

  8. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.

  9. Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.

    false scorpion (an arachnid)

    false killer whale (a dolphin)

  10. Out of tune.

Examples

356 sentences
  1. His story turned out to be false.

    Виявилося, що його історія неправдива.

    ruОказалось, что его история неправдива.

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  2. It was a false alarm.

    Це була фальшива тривога.

    ruЭто была ложная тревога.

    deEs war ein Fehlalarm.

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  3. Tom's accusations are false.

    Звинувачення Тома неправдиві.

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  4. Tom took out his false teeth.

    ruТом вынул свои вставные зубы.

    deTom nahm seine falschen Zähne heraus.

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  5. Tom said the report was false.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
untrue, not factual, wrong:
state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result:
Русский
By meaning 2
untrue, not factual, wrong:
state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
untrue, not factual, wrong:
spurious, artificial:

Origin

From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; w

From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English lēas (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux.

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