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- Dictionarypretend/prɪˈtɛnd/
verb
- 1. behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not: "I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep" Similar
- 2. lay claim to (a quality or title): "he cannot pretend to sophistication"
adjective
- 1. not really what it is represented as being; imaginary: informal "the children poured out pretend tea for the dolls"
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to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game: [ + to infinitive ] Tom pretends to care. [ + (that) clause ] The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs.
The meaning of PRETEND is to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing. How to use pretend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretend.
1. To give a false appearance of; feign: "You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism" (Anthony Burgess). 2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely: doesn't pretend to be an expert. 3. To represent fictitiously in play; make believe: pretended they were on a cruise. 4.
To pretend is to act as if you're someone else. If you pretend to be your mother for a phone conference with your math teacher, try putting on her high heels to help you get into character. When children or actors are pretending, it's fine, just playing.
1. (when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to claim or allege (something untrue) 2. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make believe, as in a play. you pretend to be Ophelia.
Definition of pretend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to 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.
To pretend is to create an imaginary characteristic or to play a part: to pretend sorrow. To affect is to make a consciously artificial show of having qualities that one thinks would look well and impress others: to affect shyness.
Definitions of 'pretend' 1. If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not. [...] 2. If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example, as part of a game. [...] 3.
Adjective. Filter. verb. pretended, pretending, pretends. To claim or profess falsely; feign; simulate. To pretend anger. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To claim; profess; allege. To pretend ignorance of the law. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make believe, as in children's play. To pretend to be astronauts.
