False
Definition of False
a. | 1. | Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness. | | 2. | Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises. | | 3. | Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement. | | 4. | Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry. | | 5. | Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar. | | 6. | Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. | | 7. | (Mus.) Not in tune. | adv. | 1. | Not truly; not honestly; falsely. | v. t. | 1. | To report falsely; to falsify. | | 2. | To betray; to falsify. | | 3. | To mislead by want of truth; to deceive. | | 4. | To feign; to pretend to make. |
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