Pretended - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈtendəd|  American pronunciation of the word pretended
Brit.  |prɪˈtendɪd|  British pronunciation of the word pretended
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto pretend
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto pretend

adjective

- adopted in order to deceive (syn: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, put on, sham)
a pretended interest

Extra examples

...he shows a pretended affection for his girlfriend's cat...

...hoped that his pretended interest in classical music would impress the boss...

Her eyes widened in pretended astonishment.

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

The children pretended to be asleep.

He pretended to make a phone call.

...the little boy pretended to be a comic book hero with supernormal powers...

...the father whinnied and reared as his young daughter pretended to ride him...

I climbed into bed and pretended to be asleep.

She pretended not to notice.

He pretended deafness.

The children pretended to be cowboys.

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

He pretended to scalp me with his sword.

I pretended to agree with her, just to keep her happy.

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