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pretend English

Meaning pretend meaning

What does pretend mean?
Definitions in simple English

pretend Verb

— If you pretend that something is true, you play that it is true but you know that it is not. Cameron pretended not to see young Donald till he was close beside him. I'll be quiet. Just pretend I'm not here.

pretend Adjective

— If something is pretend, it's not real but is used for play. It's not a real monster. It's just pretend. Let's have a pretend picnic.

pretend

— verb (= feign, sham) make believe with the intent to deceive He feigned that he was ill He shammed a headache — verb (= act) behave unnaturally or affectedly She's just acting — verb put forward a claim and assert right or possession of pretend the title of King — verb (= make) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like She makes like an actress — verb (= profess) state insincerely 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 — adjective (= make-believe) imagined as in a play the make-believe world of theater play money dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish — noun the enactment of a pretense it was just pretend — verb (= guess) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

Synonyms pretend synonyms

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pretend English » English

feign simulate sham fake affect dissemble make-believe make believe assume act profess play disguise claim venture purport plead impersonate deceive simulated pose dare cheat act as if take show off pseudo playact parade make lay claim imitate hazard guess fool feint falsely dupe dissimulate delude counterfeit beguile allege wear an expression of undertake tease take to take for granted suspected stop

Topics pretend topics

What do people use pretend to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say True

Real
Social behavior Behavior Honest

Hypocrite
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore

Conjugation pretend conjugation

How do you conjugate pretend?

pretend · verb

Examples pretend examples

How do I use pretend in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Let's pretend we didn't hear that.
I used to pretend I was you.
Tom asked Mary to pretend to be his wife.
I won't pretend to be someone that I'm not.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Let's pretend we are aliens.
One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone.
An architect should not pretend to be an artist.
Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.
Don't pretend you don't know.
If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.
A bum is someone who doesn't pretend to work.
The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot.
Pretend you're me.
Let's pretend that we're soldiers.
Everyone knows on one level or another what is right and what is wrong; some pretend they don't.
Tom can't even pretend to like Mary.
I wonder if I should just pretend to appreciate the dinner that Mary made for us.
I don't pretend to understand women.
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.

Movie subtitles

You're going to pretend you didn't do that?
No matter how much I can pretend not to notice unjust things and just keep going, but I can't just endure this.
You pretend to, but.
Come on, don't pretend there's nothing there.
And I pretend to tip the baristas so that they'll like me.
They pretend to race against one another, but they're always working together.
I won't even pretend you haven't done me a great favor.
No. You prefer to hide it, pretend it isn't there.
I'll marry my wife and pretend I'm my brother till I die.
I don't pretend to be what I'm not either.
I was thinking that I would like to pretend that I was your lover and that you were mine, Gladys, body and soul.
Why, then, let's pretend.
Pretend you're me and I'm you.
I was right. Of all the scheming, brazen creatures. trying to pretend that she met you in Paris.
So you're not even going to pretend to apologize?
I won't even pretend you haven't done me a great favour.
I've taken out the real bullets and put in blanks, so when he fires, you pretend to die and I'll get him out of here and you make your escape.
Pretend you don't know him!
Tell her the truth now, David. You don't have to pretend any more.
We're not friends so why pretend we are?
Pretend there's a 5-pound beauty in yonder pool. just behind the jutting boulder.
Then please pretend, for just one fleeting moment, that I'm asking.
We like to have a picture that we can pretend that it's our mother, sir.
You just have to pretend he doesn't exist.
I'll pretend to go to the lavatory.
You don't ever pretend to be something you're not.
We know everything, you don't have to pretend.
Well, let's. let's pretend we're not together.
Yeah, but couldn't you pretend to care as a favour to me?
Magistrate, we were just. You're going to pretend you didn't do that? If it wasn't done by the office, who would dare to touch that crime scene?
Iron it straightly! No matter how much I can pretend not to notice unjust things and just keep going, but I can't just endure this.
You prefer to hide it, pretend it isn't there.
Then why did you pretend to be strangers?
Oh, now, don't pretend you don't know what a pub is, you rascal.
I just pretend I'm busy. I'm flopping in and out constantly, and keep barking.
Of all the scheming, brazen creatures. trying to pretend that she met you in Paris.
You don't have to pretend any more.
Listen, Mr. Kimura, just pretend you're making it for me.
IT WOULD BE IDLE TO PRETEND THAT YOU ARE ESPECIALLY HANDSOME.

News and current affairs

Thus, even as the Bush administration and some scientific contrarians pretend that there is no problem, US corporate leaders are seeking practical solutions.
In principle, all of Russia's political elites appear to have - or pretend to have - resigned themselves to a political landscape with Putin alone on the mountaintop and everyone else consigned to the valley below.
Although most Westerners today pretend that we always knew that Russian-style Communism would fail, it was not so obvious back then.
Europe cannot afford to procrastinate and pretend.
Let's pretend that the United States had such a government.
It is indeed easy to pretend to act without taking effective action.
At some level, we all pretend to tune into the Olympics to admire human athleticism.
Will European countries try to pretend that Ahmadinejad's militant rhetoric and provocations don't matter and that some diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear ambition can be found?
Today, Japan and the United Kingdom pretend to be open societies, and to be stakeholders in the globalization process.
This is inverted racism: you pretend to respect other peoples when, in fact, you despise them.
Sadly, much of the case against China is true; no one here should ignore this, or pretend the facts are otherwise.
It is wrong to pretend that the risk of war is behind us.
I don't pretend to possess journalism's Holy Grail: a sustainable business plan for the newspaper of the future.
But, with the economy in free fall, Putin cannot pretend forever.
Though serious, the charges against him - recruiting child soldiers - do not pretend to encompass the range of abuses committed.
But, as an Indian, I do not wish to pretend that we can compete in the global growth stakes with China.
What Congress cannot do is pretend that wrong-footed trade policy is the answer to its inability or unwillingness to refocus its domestic policy agenda.
When faced with the slaughter of civilians, it can no longer pretend that it does not know.
The fiscal compact is an empty gesture that may be the last attempt to pretend that EU members are moving toward political unification.
For governments and international organizations, as with individuals, moral failure is easier to live with if we can pretend that it never happened.

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