{
    "term": "false",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "wrong; not correct or true",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A whale is a fish. **True or false**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gave false information to the insurance company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He used a false name to get the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His career was ruined by **false accusations**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **allegations** are completely **false**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This **claim** is simply **false**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The law can punish knowingly **false statements**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lagos is the capital of Nigeria. True or false?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gossip about her later proved to be entirely false."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their claim was patently false."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "prove"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "entirely"],
                "phrases": ["true or false"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not natural",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "false teeth/eyelashes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a false beard"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "artificial"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not real or what somebody claims it is, but made to look real to cheat people",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had been travelling with a false passport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The case had a false bottom where documents or even a small radio could be hidden."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "prove"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "entirely"],
                "phrases": ["true or false"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "wrong or not accurate, because it is based on something that is not true or correct",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a false argument/assumption/belief"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to give a **false impression** of wealth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to lull somebody into a **false sense of security** *(= make somebody feel safe when they are really in danger)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They didn't want to raise any **false hopes**, but they believed her husband had escaped capture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Buying a cheap computer is a **false economy** *(= will not actually save you money)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you don't do the test right, it can lead to **false positives**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had been lulled into a false sense of security."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The couple had given the false impression of a blissfully happy marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His argument is based on the false assumption that all women want children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't want to raise any false hopes, but I think he's still alive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those who were thought to hold false beliefs were persecuted."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "not real or sincere",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "false modesty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She flashed him a false smile of congratulation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Helen's voice sounded slightly false."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I managed a horribly false smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gave a tinkly little laugh, which sounded horribly false even to her own ears."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come on—this is no time for false modesty."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "ring", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["very", "slightly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "not faithful",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a false lover"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "by pretending to be something that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His expressions of support rang rather hollow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His promise rang hollow."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɔːls/",
                "audio": "fa/false/false__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɔːls/",
                "audio": "fa/false/false__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English fals ‘fraud, deceit’, from Latin falsum ‘fraud’, neuter past participle of fallere ‘deceive’; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus ‘false’."
}