false
/fɔːls/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ॉल्स
झूठा, असत्य, गलत
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not real; artificial, or made to deceive
नकली, कृत्रिम; जाली
- false teeth
- a false passport
- The thief used false papers to cross the border.
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- The box had a false bottom for hiding things.
- She wore a false beard in the school play.
Synonyms artificial fake counterfeit
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(of a feeling or appearance) not sincere; not what it seems
दिखावटी, बनावटी
- a false smile
- a false sense of security
- His false cheerfulness did not fool anyone.
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- A good result in one test can give a false sense of confidence.
- They raised false hopes among the villagers.
Synonyms insincere feigned misleading
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
false + noun
Placed before a noun, false means untrue, wrong or deceptive: false statement, false alarm, false hope.
संज्ञा से पहले 'false' का अर्थ असत्य, गलत या भ्रामक होता है, जैसे false statement, false alarm।
- The fire brigade arrived, but it was a false alarm.
be false (predicative)
After 'be', false judges a statement as wrong. It is used in True/False questions.
'Be' के बाद 'false' किसी कथन को गलत ठहराता है; True/False प्रश्नों में यही प्रयोग होता है।
- The statement 'The sun rises in the west' is false.
false to + noun
To be false to somebody or something is to be disloyal. It is a literary use.
'False to somebody' का अर्थ किसी के प्रति निष्ठाहीन होना है; यह साहित्यिक प्रयोग है।
- He was never false to his friends.
false + adverb (play someone false)
'Play someone false' means to betray or cheat that person. It is an old-fashioned idiom.
'Play someone false' का अर्थ किसी को धोखा देना है; यह पुराने ढंग का मुहावरा है।
- His memory played him false in the viva.
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false + noun
alarmhopenameteethclaimimpression
- The advertisement created a false impression of the product.
verb + false
provedeclaresoundringturn out
- The rumour turned out to be false.
false + noun (documents)
statementdocumentevidenceidentityreport
- Giving false information on the form is a crime.
true or false
true or falsetrue and falsefalse and misleadingfalse and fake
- Mark each statement true or false.
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- The witness was arrested for giving false evidence.
गवाह को झूठा साक्ष्य देने के लिए गिरफ़्तार कर लिया गया।
- The company made a false claim about its soap.
कंपनी ने अपने साबुन के बारे में झूठा दावा किया।
- Radhika's grandfather wears false teeth.
राधिका के दादाजी नकली दाँत लगाते हैं।
- Do not give the students false hope about the cut-off.
विद्यार्थियों को cut-off के बारे में झूठी आशा मत दीजिए।
- The test has twenty true or false questions.
इस परीक्षा में बीस सही या गलत वाले प्रश्न हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ You have written a false spelling.
✓ You have written a wrong spelling.
A mistake made by accident is wrong. False means untrue or deliberately deceptive.
भूल से हुई गलती के लिए 'wrong' आता है; 'false' का अर्थ असत्य या जान-बूझकर भ्रामक होता है।
✗ Mistaking the road, we took a false turn.
✓ Mistaking the road, we took a wrong turn.
A turn in the wrong direction is called a wrong turn, not a false turn.
गलत दिशा में मुड़ने को 'wrong turn' कहते हैं, 'false turn' नहीं।
✗ The rumour proved to be falsely.
✓ The rumour proved to be false.
After 'be', use the adjective false, not the adverb falsely.
'Be' के बाद adjective 'false' आता है, adverb 'falsely' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
/fɔːls/, rhymes with 'waltz'.
Pronunciation: 'false' का उच्चारण /fɔːls/ है, और इसकी आवाज़ 'waltz' जैसी होती है। इसमें अंत में 's' की आवाज़ आती है, 'z' की नहीं।