English · Word Candidate

false

/fɔːls/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: falser · falsest · falses · falsing

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không đúng, không chính xác

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Adjective

Examples

Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Based on factually incorrect premises.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dựa trên những tiền đề không chính xác

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Adjective

Examples

false legislation, false punishment

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giải mã sai nhiễu như một tín hiệu hợp lệ

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Verb

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To begin a race before being instructed to do so; to do a false start.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bắt đầu cuộc đua trước khi được hướng dẫn; xuất phát sai

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Verb

Examples

Records have been broken, races have been dedicated, dreams have been dreamed, starts have been falsed and nouns have been verbed.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “false” mean?

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

Is “false” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.