pretend+(verb)

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• pretend — ► VERB 1) make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not. 2) engage in an imaginative game. 3) simulate (an emotion or quality). 2) (pretend to) lay claim to (a quality or title). ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ imaginary; make believe …   English terms dictionary

• pretend to — [phrasal verb] pretend to (something) formal : to claim that you have (something, such as a quality or ability) She pretends to a deep religious devotion, but I don t believe her. usually used in negative statements I don t pretend to any… …   Useful english dictionary

• pretend — verb a) To claim, allege, assert, contend, declare. Dont pretend you didnt know about this! b) to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly See Also: pretender …   Wiktionary

• pretend — I verb act, affect, assume, be deceitful, be hypocritical, beguile, bemask, bluff, cheat, claim falsely, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, delude, disguise, dissemble, dissimulare, dissimulate, dupe, fake, falsify, feign, fingere, fool, give a false… …   Law dictionary

• pretend — verb 1》 act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.     ↘engage in an imaginative game or fantasy.     ↘simulate (an emotion or quality). 2》 (pretend to) lay claim to (a quality or title). adjective informal… …   English new terms dictionary

• pretend — [[t]prɪte̱nd[/t]] pretends, pretending, pretended 1) VERB If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not. [V that] I pretend that things are… …   English dictionary

• pretend — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pretendre, from Latin praetendere to allege as an excuse, literally, to stretch out, from prae pre + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to give a false… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pretend — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ otherwise ▪ You know what this is all about. Why pretend otherwise? ▪ at least ▪ Couldn t you at least pretend to enjoy it? ▪ just …   Collocations dictionary

• pretend — I UK [prɪˈtend] / US verb Word forms pretend : present tense I/you/we/they pretend he/she/it pretends present participle pretending past tense pretended past participle pretended ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to behave in a particular way… …   English dictionary

• pretend — pre|tend1 [ prı tend ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not: We were never going to make the marriage work, so why pretend? pretend to do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pretend — /prəˈtɛnd / (say pruh tend) verb (t) 1. to put forward a false appearance of; feign: to pretend illness. 2. to venture or attempt falsely (to do something). 3. to allege or profess, especially insincerely or falsely. –verb (i) 4. to make believe …