Pretend - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prɪˈtend|  American pronunciation of the word pretend
Brit.  |prɪˈtend|  British pronunciation of the word pretend

noun

- the enactment of a pretense (syn: make-believe)
it was just pretend

verb

- make believe with the intent to deceive (syn: affect, dissemble, feign, sham)
- behave unnaturally or affectedly (syn: act, dissemble)
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
pretend the title of King
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (syn: guess, hazard, venture)
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (syn: make)
- state insincerely (syn: profess)
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine

adjective

- imagined as in a play (syn: make-believe)
dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

Extra examples

He had a big stain on his shirt, but I pretended not to notice.

The children pretended to be asleep.

She looked like she was enjoying the party but she was just pretending.

It was a mistake, and to pretend otherwise would be foolish.

The children were pretending to be animals.

He pretended to make a phone call.

Let's just pretend for a moment. I'm your boss. What would you say to me?

The children played on a pretend train.

...if you were to see the movie's pretend jewels in real life, you wouldn't be fooled for a minute...

She pretended not to notice.

He pretended deafness.

The children pretended to be cowboys.

I don't pretend to a complete knowledge of the city.

The young prince started a war by pretending to the crown.

The people offered to fire at them, if they pretended to go forward.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pretend
he/she/it: pretends
present participle: pretending
past tense: pretended
past participle: pretended
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