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pretend - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
pretend
Definition
(noun) the enactment of a pretense
Synonyms
:
make-believe
Example Sentence
it was just pretend
Definition
(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive
Synonyms
:
affect
,
dissemble
,
feign
,
sham
Example Sentence
He feigned that he was ill
He shammed a headache
Definition
(verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly
Synonyms
:
act
,
dissemble
Example Sentence
She's just acting
Definition
(verb) put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Example Sentence
pretend the title of King
Definition
(verb) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Synonyms
:
guess
,
hazard
,
venture
Example Sentence
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Definition
(verb) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Synonyms
:
make
,
make believe
Example Sentence
She makes like an actress
Definition
(verb) state insincerely
Synonyms
:
profess
Example Sentence
He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine
Definition
(adj) imagined as in a play
Synonyms
:
make-believe
Example Sentence
the make-believe world of theater
play money
dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
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