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rings true

rings true is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rings true

What is rings true the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rings true is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ring true.

Words near rings true in the dictionary

  1. rings someone's bell
  2. rings the changes
  3. rings the devil's doorbell
  4. rings the welkins
  5. rings through
  6. rings true
  7. rings up
  8. rings up the curtain
  9. ringsail
  10. ringsails
  11. ringsful

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