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pretend
adjective
noun
verb
imagined as in a play
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pɹɪˈtɛnd
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adjective
imagined as in a play
“the make-believe world of theater”
noun
the enactment of a pretense
“it was just pretend”
verb
state insincerely
“He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt”
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
“He feigned that he was ill”
verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
“She makes like an actress”
verb
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
“I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again”
verb
behave unnaturally or affectedly
“She's just acting”
verb
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
“pretend the title of King”
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Example Sentences
the make-believe world of theater
dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
it was just pretend
He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine
He feigned that he was ill
He shammed a headache
She makes like an actress
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
She's just acting
pretend the title of King
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