Past tense of falsify
regular verb
The past tense of falsify is falsified. The past participle is also falsified.
Forms of falsify
| Base form (V1) | falsify /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | falsified |
| Past participle (V3) | falsified |
| Present participle | falsifying |
| Third person singular | falsifies |
Falsified in a sentence
- This was widespread in several counties in Guangdong province.²³ In Xuan’en county, Hubei, one in three book-keepers falsified the accounts.2011, Frank Dikötter, Mao's Great Famine, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 212. From the entry Xuan'en
- Certainly the portrayal of Morrison megalosaurids as specialized megasauropod killers is falsified by the shed teeth at Como.2004, Philip J. Currie, Eva B. Koppelhus, Martin A. Shtigar, Joanna L. Wright, editors, Feathered Dragons: Studies on the Transition from…. From the entry megasauropod
- "But I've falsified a life before.2016 November 6, Ann Gallagher, The Left Hand of Calvus: M/M Trans Historical Romantic Suspence, GallagherWitt, →ISBN. From the entry ludus
- In the instance of a scientific model or theory being falsified it is proposed to describe the predicate as tralse, ie true before time t and false thereafter.1991, F.M. Akeroyd, “A practical example of Grue”, in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, volume 42, number 4. From the entry tralse
- This means that elfism cannot be falsified, even in principle, because failure to perceive these elves (who are, after all, invisible) can always be blamed on one's lack of faith.2000, George H. Smith, Why Atheism?, page 33. From the entry elfism
Meaning of falsify
- verb To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- verb To misrepresent.
- verb To counterfeit; to forge.
Questions about the past tense of falsify
- What is the past tense of falsify?
- The past tense of falsify is falsified.
- What is the past participle of falsify?
- The past participle of falsify is falsified.
- Is falsify a regular or irregular verb?
- Falsify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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