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# untrue

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Untrue means not true; false or wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#m1)
2. In old or poetic use, untrue means not loyal or faithful to someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons on truth and lies an untrue statement does not match the facts; in science and maths a statement can be checked and found untrue. Phrases: «completely untrue», «untrue rumours», «that's untrue».

### Examples

- That story about the teacher is untrue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x1)
- It is untrue that bats are blind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x2)
- She said something untrue to get out of trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x3)
- Spreading untrue rumours can hurt people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x4)
- The statement «5 + 3 = 9» is untrue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x5)
- Some adverts make claims that are untrue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x6)
- The rumour turned out to be untrue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x7)
- Many tales are told of his ad-ven-tures, some of them true and some of them untrue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrue/#x8)

### Note

Prefix un- = not. Same as «false» or «not true». Something untrue is not always a lie: a lie is said on purpose, but you can say something untrue by mistake. Check facts before you share them.

## On Mova

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