In the fall , the leaves begin to fall from the trees.
4falls [ plural ] ( geography ) a place where water falls from a high place to a low place
Niagara Falls —SYNONYM waterfall fall • en form of fall 1 false Ф / fols / adjective
not true; wrong
She gave a false name to the police. A spider has eight legs — true or false ?
—ANTONYM true
Thesaurus
wrong not right or correct; (used about a person) not right about someone or something: I'm afraid that's the wrong answer. ♦ He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ♦ That picture is the wrong way around . ♦ We were wrong about her - she's actually very kind. —ANTONYM right
false (used about facts) not true or correct: A whale is a fish. True or false ? ♦ She gave false information to the insurance company. —ANTONYM true
incorrect wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes. This word is a little formal: an incorrect spelling ♦ Incorrect answers should be marked with a cross.
—ANTONYM correct
mistaken (used about a person) wrong in your opinion or judgment: I thought I saw Jackie sitting over there, but I must have been mistaken. ♦ It was a case of mistaken identity (= people thought that a particular person was someone else ) .
—ANTONYM right , correct
inaccurate (used about something such as a newspaper report, a map, etc.) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: an inaccurate statement ♦ All the maps we had were completely inaccurate. ♦ The report was badly researched and inaccurate. —ANTONYM accurate
not real or not natural
He has false teeth (= teeth that are made of plastic ) . a false alarm
a warning about something bad that does not happen Everyone thought there was a fire, but it was a false alarm.
fame / feim / noun [ noncount ]
being known by many people
The movie tells the story of her rise to fame .
The adjective is famous .
fa .mil . iar Ф / LVmihor/ adjective
that you know well
I heard a familiar voice in the next room. I'm not familiar with this computer.
—ANTONYM unfamiliar
fam . i. ly О / ' famli / noun ( plural fam - i - lies )
1 [ count, noncount ] a group of people who are connected to each other, especially parents and their children
How many people are there in your family? Everyone in my family has red hair. His family lives on a farm.
—Look at extended family .
2 [ count ] ( biology ) a group of plants or animals Lions belong to the cat family.
fam • i • ly name / ' famli |neim / noun
[count]
the name that is shared by members of a family —SYNONYM last name Word building Your first name or given name is the name that your parents give you when you are born. Many people also have a middle name . Your last name or family name is the name that everyone in your family has. When a woman gets married, she usually takes her husband's last name. Her old last name is then called her maiden name , and her new one is her married name .
A nickname is a name that your friends or family sometimes call you instead of your real name: His real name is Robert, but his nickname is Shorty.
fam • i • ly tree / famii ' tri / noun [ count ]
a plan that shows all the people in a family
fam • ine / ' faman / noun [ count, noncount ]
