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1. pretend
verb. ['priːˈtɛnd'] make believe with the intent to deceive.
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- 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.
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- 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.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- pretend (English)
- pretendre (Anglo-Norman)