ring true
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the sound of a coin when tested for authenticity.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb[edit]
ring true (third-person singular simple present rings true, present participle ringing true, simple past rang true, past participle rung true)
- (idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible
- His excuse about his daughter being ill again rings true, to me.
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Translations[edit]
to seem to be correct
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