The meaning of false is not genuine. How to use false in a sentence. See examples of false used in a sentence.
[middle english fals, from old english, counterfeit, and from old french, false, both from latin falsus, from past participle of fallere, to deceive.] Feb 15, 2026from middle english false, fals, from old english fals (“false; Mistaken”), from latin falsus (“counterfeit, false;
Falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō. 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.
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.
