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rang true

rang true is the simple past of ring true.

Meaning of ring true

Verb

ring true (third-person singular simple present rings true, present participle ringing true, simple past rang true, past participle rung true)

  1. (idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible
    • His excuse about his daughter being ill again rings true, to me.

Questions about rang true

What is rang true the simple past of?
Rang true is the simple past of ring true.

Words near rang true in the dictionary

  1. rang someone's bell
  2. rang the changes
  3. rang the devil's doorbell
  4. rang the welkins
  5. rang through
  6. rang true
  7. rang up
  8. rang up the curtain
  9. Rang-ay
  10. Rang-ayan
  11. ranga

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