Feign - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|feɪn|
Brit.
|feɪn|
verb
- make believe with the intent to deceive (syn: affect, dissemble, pretend, sham)
He feigned that he was ill
- make a pretence of (syn: assume, sham, simulate)he feigned sleep
Extra examples
...I would never feign illness just to get out of a test....
Success keeps her busy. “Relaxation?" she asks, feigning puzzlement. “What's that?"
He feigned that he was sick.
Feigning a headache, I went upstairs to my room.
He feigned that he was ill
...you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: feign
he/she/it: feigns
present participle: feigning
past tense: feigned
past participle: feigned
I/you/we/they: feign
he/she/it: feigns
present participle: feigning
past tense: feigned
past participle: feigned
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