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# falsely

«falsely» in Mova's school dictionary: **not true or not correct** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (falsely)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Falsely means in a way that is not true or not correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#m1)

2) Falsely can mean in a pretend, not sincere way, like a falsely cheerful voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and news, someone is «falsely accused» or «falsely blamed» for something they did not do; in safety lessons, people sometimes falsely claim to be someone else to trick others. Phrases: «falsely accused», «falsely believe», «falsely claim».

### examples

- He was falsely accused of breaking the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x1)
- Many people falsely believe that bats are blind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x2)
- The man falsely claimed to be from the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x3)
- She smiled falsely, hiding that she was sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x4)
- The boy who cried wolf falsely shouted for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x5)
- It's unfair to falsely blame your sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x6)
- Some posts online falsely say that a cure works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/#x7)

### note

Formed from «false» + «-ly». Opposite: «truly», «correctly». «Falsely accused» is a common pair. Safety: people who falsely say they are police, bank staff or friends of your parents may be trying to trick you; check with a trusted adult.

### In the corpora

- [In a team, blaming a teammate falsely can get him left out and makes the whole team weaker.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else/16/)
- [In Egypt Joseph refused to do wrong with his master Potiphar's wife; she falsely accused him and he was put in prison.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/10/)
- [Aristotle said the boaster claims more than is true and the falsely modest claim less; the truthful person is in the middle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/97-honest-with-yourself-admitting-you-were-wrong/11/)
- [Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.552/)
- [And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.553/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «falsely» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.