false
To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signalTo incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal.
» His story turned out to be false.
Оказалось, что его история неправдива.
Виявилося, що його історія неправдива.
Meaning
5 sensesTo incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal.
To begin a race before being instructed to do so; to do a false start.
(obsolete)To violate, to betray (a promise, an agreement, one’s faith, etc.).
(obsolete)To counterfeit, to forge.
(obsolete)To make false, to corrupt from something true or real.
Examples
356 sentencesHis story turned out to be false.
Виявилося, що його історія неправдива. — deniko
ruОказалось, что его история неправдива. — odexed
It was a false alarm.
Це була фальшива тривога. — deniko
ruЭто была ложная тревога. — marafon
deEs war ein Fehlalarm. — Dani6187
Tom's accusations are false.
Звинувачення Тома неправдиві. — deniko
Tom took out his false teeth.
ruТом вынул свои вставные зубы. — odexed
deTom nahm seine falschen Zähne heraus. — bonny37
Tom said the report was false.
Origin
From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wFrom 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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Forms
falses, falsing, falsed, falsedSynonyms
26 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle