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To seem to be correct, or plausible
His excuse about his daughter being ill again rings true, to me.
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ring true — To sound genuine (like a tested coin) • • • Main Entry: ↑ring * * * ring true phrase to sound true or sincere It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true. Thesaurus: to be true or believablesynonym … Useful english dictionary
ring true — {v. phr.} To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. * /I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ring true — {v. phr.} To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. * /I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ring true — if something someone has said or written rings true, it seems to be true. Something about the story didn t quite ring true. (often negative) … New idioms dictionary
ring true — to sound true or sincere It was a possible explanation, but it didn t quite ring true … English dictionary
Ring True Foundation — The Ring True Foundation was founded in 2001 by former NBA player Manute Bol. The mission of Ring True is to deliver relief to Christians in the Sudan. Ring True comes under heavy persecution by the Sudanese government and Islamic Fundamentalists … Wikipedia
ring\ true — v. phr. To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true … Словарь американских идиом
ring hollow — phrase to sound false or not sincere The company’s claim that it is an unwitting participant rings hollow. Thesaurus: to seem unreal or untruesynonym Main entry: ring * * * ring ˈtrue/ˈhollow/ˈfalse idiom to give the impression of being sinc … Useful english dictionary
ring false — ring ˈtrue/ˈhollow/ˈfalse idiom to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true • It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me. Main entry: ↑ringidiom … Useful english dictionary
ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
