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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

in • ac • cu • rate • ly / in ' rekyaratli / adverb The message had been copied inaccurately.

in • ac • tive / in ' rektiv / adjective

doing nothing; not active an inactive volcano

—ANTONYM active

in •ad • e • quate Iaw / in ' redikwat /

adjective

not enough, or not good enough

These shoes are inadequate for cold weather.

—ANTONYM adequate

in • ad • e • quate • ly AWL / in' redikwatli / adverb

in • ap • pro • pri • ate |awl| / _ma ' proupriat /

adjective

not suitable

Her dress was totally inappropriate for a funeral. —ANTONYM appropriate

in • ap • pro • pri • ate • ly |AWL / |ina 'proupriatli /

adverb

in • au • gu • rate / i ' nogyareit /

( in au - gu - rates , in - au - gu - rat - ing , in - au - gu rat - ed )

( politics ) to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony

President Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.

in • au • gu • ral / i ' nogyaral / adjective the president's inaugural speech

in • au • gu • ra • tion / i|nogya ' reijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

the president's inauguration

in • box / inbaks / noun [ count ] ( plural in - box - es )

( computers ) the place on a computer where new e-mail messages are shown I have hundreds of e-mails in my inbox.

Inc. ( business ) abbreviation of incorporated

in • ca • pa • ble aw / in ' keipabl /

not able to do something

He's incapable of lying. —ANTONYM capable

in • cen • tive awl| / in ' sentiv / noun

[ count, noncount ]

something that makes you want to do something People need incentives to save money.

inch Ф / intj / noun [ count ] ( plural inch - es ) ( abbreviation in. )

a measure of length (= 2.54 centimeters). There are twelve inches in a foot I am five feet six inches tall. a twelve-inch ruler

in • ci • dent aw п / ' insadant / noun [ count ]

something that happens, especially something bad or unusual

One particular incident sticks in my mind.

in • ci • den • tal • ly |AWL / |insa 'dentali /

adverb

a word that you say when you are going to talk about something different

Incidentally, have you been to that new Mexican restaurant yet? —SYNONYM by the way

in • cin • er • a • tor / in ' sinareitar / noun

[ count ]

a container or machine for burning garbage or other things

in • clined aw Ц / in ' klaind / adjective

1 wanting to do something

know Andrew well, so I'm inclined to believe what he says.

likely to do something