Meaning of pretend
Definition of pretend
(adj)
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)
make
believe
with the
intent
to deceive; "He
feigned
that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
behave
unnaturally
or affectedly; "She's
just
acting"
put
forward
a
claim
and
assert
right
or
possession
of; "pretend the
title
of King"
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"
represent
fictitiously, as in a play, or
pretend
to be or act like; "She makes
like
an actress"
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"
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