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pri'tend1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) late som om, leke (at), innbille seg2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) late som om, gi seg ut for•- pretence- false pretencesverb \/prɪˈtend\/1) foregi, pretendere, late som2) gi seg ut for å være, gjøre seg3) gi som påskudd, anføre som grunn4) hykle, simulere, late som5) leke6) gjøre krav påpretend to gjøre krav påpretendere, aspireregjøre krav på å ha\/eiepretend to be spille
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Pretend — Pre*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretending}.] [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. pr[ e]tendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}, v … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pretend — Pre*tend , v. i. 1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; usually with to. Countries that pretend to freedom. Swift. [1913 Webster] For to what fine he would anon pretend,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 (song) — Pretend is a popular song, written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere.The best known recording, by Nat King Cole was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart … Wikipedia
pretend — v. & adj. v. 1 tr. claim or assert falsely so as to deceive (pretend knowledge; pretended that they were foreigners). 2 tr. imagine to oneself in play (pretended to be monsters; pretended it was night). 3 tr. a profess, esp. falsely or… … Useful english dictionary
pretend to — lay claim to (a quality or title). → pretend … English new terms 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 — I. v. a. 1. Feign, affect, simulate, counterfeit, sham. 2. Lay claim to, claim, allege a title to. II. v. n. 1. Make believe, make a show, profess, feign, sham. 2. Strive after, lay claim to … New dictionary of synonyms
Time to Pretend — Infobox Single Name = Time to Pretend Artist = MGMT from Album = Oracular Spectacular Released = March 3, 2008 (UK) Format = 7 , CD Genre = Indie rock/pop, Electronica, Synth pop Length = 4 min 19 s Label = Columbia Recordscite web | url =… … Wikipedia
Time to Pretend EP — Infobox Album Name = Time To Pretend EP Released = January 1, 2005 Recorded = Type = EP Genre = Indie rock/pop, Electronica, Synth pop Length = Label = [http://www.cantorarecords.com/ Cantora Records] Producer = Reviews = Last album = Climbing To … Wikipedia
Let's Pretend — This article is on the US radio series. For the UK TV series see Let s Pretend (TV series). Let s Pretend , created and directed by Nila Mack (1891 1953), was a long run CBS radio series for children. It had several different early formats and… … Wikipedia
