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1. pretend

verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] make believe with the intent to deceive.

Etymology

  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

2. pretend

verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] behave unnaturally or affectedly.

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  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

3. pretend

verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.

Etymology

  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

4. pretend

noun. ['priːˈtɛnd'] the enactment of a pretense.

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  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

5. pretend

verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.

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  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

6. pretend

adjective. ['priːˈtɛnd'] imagined as in a play.

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  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

7. pretend

verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] state insincerely.

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  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)

8. pretend

verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] put forward a claim and assert right or possession of.

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  • pretend (English)
  • pretendre (Anglo-Norman)
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