contradict · verb
Sens et exemples
Exprimer quelque chose qui ne peut être vrai en même temps qu’une autre affirmation ou version.
The delivery records contradict his claim that no equipment arrived before the inspection took place.
Her later account contradicted several details she had confidently supplied during the first interview.
Two witnesses may contradict each other without either deliberately trying to mislead the investigators.
By contradicting its own published guidance, the agency created confusion among people trying to follow the rules.
Formes
- contradict base form
- contradicts third-person singular present
- contradicted past tense; past participle
- contradicting present participle