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Bookmark or Share- PRETEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game: [ + (that) ] He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did. The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs. [ + to infinitive ] Were you just pretending to be interested? She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.
- pretend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...verb. /prɪˈtend/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true. I'm tired of having to pretend all the time. Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise. pretend to somebody that… He pretended to his family that everything was fine.
- PRETENDED Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for PRETENDED: mock, strained, fake, false, assumed, unnatural, affected, forced; Antonyms of PRETENDED: genuine, real, unaffected, spontaneous, true, natural, right, artless.
- Pretend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing. does not pretend to be a psychiatrist. 2. a. : to make believe : feign. he pretended deafness. b. : to claim, represent, or assert falsely. pretending an emotion he could not really feel. 3. archaic : venture, undertake. intransitive verb. 1.
- PRETEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game: [ + (that) ] He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did. The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs. [ + to infinitive ] Were you just pretending to be interested? She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.
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