what is meaning of " rings true " , community ,
Welcome to the forum, kash4u.
We help with problems if we can, but we don't re-invent the wheel. For the meanings of words/expressions, try a dictionary: Definition of ring-true | Collins English Dictionary
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Last edited by 5jj; 28-Dec-2011 at 14:53.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
Yes, welcome, kash4u.
One other point: as the question is about Rings true, that would have been a good title for your thread.
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I can not inderstand its meaning in the dictionary . can you please explain its meaning and usage clearly ?
thank you in advance .
From: Definition of ring-true | Collins English Dictionary , with my comments in red
Definitions
to give the impression of being true
Usage examples
The denial was much too emphatic to ring true [...] It did not sound to me as if his denial were true/genuine/honest.
"Clonaid have no track record but claim to have cloned hundreds of embryos - it just doesn't ring true ," says Griffin. It did not sound to me as if his claim were true/genuine/honest.
But something about those photographs of British troops abusing an Iraqi prisoner didn't ring true. There was something about the photographs that suggested to me that they were not genuine.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
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