ring true

English

Etymology

From the sound of a coin when tested for authenticity.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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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.

Antonyms

• ring false
• ring hollow

Translations

to seem to be correct

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聽起來真實／听起来真实 (tīngqǐlai zhēnshí), 聽起來是真的／听起来是真的 (tīngqǐlai shì zhēn de)

• Finnish: kuulostaa uskottavalta
• German: echt klingen, glaubhaft klingen, überzeugend klingen
• Portuguese: parece plausível, ser plausível

Anagrams

• gruntier