The meaning of false is not genuine. How to use false in a sentence. 3 days agofrom middle english false, fals, from old english fals (“false;
Mistaken”), from latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; Falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō. [middle english fals, from old english, counterfeit, and from old french, false, both from latin falsus, from past participle of fallere, to deceive.]
False is an adjective, falseness and falsity are nouns, falsify is a verb, falsely is an adverb: His nervousness created a false impression during the job interview. See examples of false used in a sentence.
If something is false, it is incorrect, untrue, or mistaken. It was quite clear the president was being given false information by those around him. You do not know whether what you're told is true or false.
False refers to something that is not in accordance with the truth or facts, incorrect or untrue.