Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To give the impression of being insincere, incongruous or inappropriate.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. She struck high notes on the piano.

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  2. He immediately noticed that he had struck a false note.

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  3. She struck an optimistic note.

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  4. Tom struck an optimistic note.

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Forms

strikes a false note, striking a false note, struck a false note, struck a false note
Base formstrike a false note · to strike a false note
3rd person singularstrikes a false note
Present participlestriking a false note
Past simplestruck a false note
Past participlestruck a false note

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystrike a false note
he, she, itstrikes a false note

Past simpleLesson

all personsstruck a false note

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave struck a false note
he, she, ithas struck a false note

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill strike a false note

Synonyms

1 synonyms
hit a false note

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stridentstrifestrikeB1strikerstrikinglystringA2
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