ring true en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the sound of a coin when tested for authenticity.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible
His excuse about his daughter being ill again rings true, to me.
T.R. Witomski's trashing of gay literature would have rung a bit truer if he had a little less to do with the condition of gay literature as we now know it.
1987 February 22, Lars Eighner, “Gay Writers Are Attempting Quality Work”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 31, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rang true | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ringing true | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rung true | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rings true | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (9)
pl brzmieć wiarygodnie (to seem to be correct) · cmn 聽起來真實 /听起来真实 (to seem to be correct) · fi kuulostaa uskottavalta (to seem to be correct) · de glaubhaft klingen (to seem to be correct) · pt ser plausível (to seem to be correct) · cmn 聽起來是真的 /听起来是真的 (to seem to be correct) · de echt klingen (to seem to be correct) · de überzeugend klingen (to seem to be correct) · pt parece plausível (to seem to be correct)