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# false

adjective (false)

«false» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. False means not true or not correct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#m1)
2. False means not real; made to look like something else, like false teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#m2)
3. False means not honest or not loyal, like a false friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school, true-or-false questions ask you to decide if a statement is right; in maths, «3 + 4 = 8» is false. In science, testing ideas shows which ones are false. In everyday life and online safety, false information and false rumours spread easily; check facts with trusted sources. «A false alarm» means an alarm that rang when there was no danger — but always leave the building when a fire alarm rings. In stories, false friends pretend to like you.

### Examples

- True or false: the Sun is a star? (True.) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x1)
- «10 is an odd number» is false. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x2)
- Don't spread false rumours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x3)
- Grandpa has false teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x4)
- It was a false alarm; there was no fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x5)
- The thief gave a false name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x6)
- Always treat a fire alarm as real, even if it might be false. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x7)
- A false tale often betrays itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/#x8)

### Note

Not compared with -er (say «more false» rarely). Opposite «true». «Falsely» = in a false way. «False friends» also means words in two languages that look alike but mean different things. In logic and maths, every statement is either true or false.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: "False witness" is forbidden in the Ten Commandments. Tradition treats honest speech and testimony as basic to justice. In the primary lessons: In school, true-or-false questions ask you to decide if a statement is right; in maths, «3 + 4 = 8» is false. In science, testing ideas shows which ones are false. In everyday life and online safety, false information and false rumours spread easily; check facts with trusted sources. «A false alarm» means an alarm that rang when there was no danger — but always leave the building when a fire alarm rings. In stories, false friends pretend to like you.

### Examples

- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah EXO.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/#x1)
- Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/#x2)
- Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. (Torah EXO.23.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/#x3)
- From Thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. (Writings PSA.119.104, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/#x4)
- He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit. (Writings PRO.12.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/#x5)
- A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness breatheth forth lies. (Writings PRO.14.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/#x6)

### Note

Not compared with -er (say «more false» rarely). Opposite «true». «Falsely» = in a false way. «False friends» also means words in two languages that look alike but mean different things. In logic and maths, every statement is either true or false.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «false» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«false» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/false.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «false» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/false/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«false» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/false.html) on Mova free.