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pretend

释义

pretend

adjectiveusually before nouninformal

UK /prɪˈtend/

1
imaginary. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children
Lynn and Mandy are passing round pretend cakes.
Synonyms and related words
Words used by or to young children
bang
be a love and . . .
big
Synonyms and related words
Imaginary and not real
imaginary
hypothetical
false

pretend

adjectiveusually before nouninformal

US /prɪˈtend/

1
imaginary. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children
Lynn and Mandy are passing around pretend cookies.
Synonyms and related words
Words used by or to young children
bang
be a love and . . .
big
Synonyms and related words
Imaginary and not real
imaginary
hypothetical
false

pretend

verb

UK /prɪˈtend/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pretend
he/she/it	pretends
present participle	pretending
past tense	pretended
past participle	pretended

1
intransitive/transitive to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not
We were never going to make the marriage work, so why pretend?
pretend to do something:
She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
pretend (that):
I’m sorry, but I can’t just sit back and pretend it hasn’t happened.
pretend otherwise (=pretend that something is not true):
I know you hate my haircut, so it’s no good pretending otherwise.
pretend something:
It was useless to pretend innocence.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
pretend
fake
simulate
2
intransitive/transitive to imagine that something is true when you are playing a game
pretend (that):
They’re pretending they’re astronauts again.
pretend to be someone/something:
The little girl was pretending to be a lion.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
pretend
fake
simulate
3
transitive usually in negativesto claim that something is true when it is not
pretend (that):
I’m not going to pretend we achieved a lot.
pretend to do something:
I don’t pretend to have all the answers.
pretend to something:
He’s never pretended to any great knowledge of art.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
pretend
fake
simulate

pretend

verb

US /prɪˈtend/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pretend
he/she/it	pretends
present participle	pretending
past tense	pretended
past participle	pretended

1
intransitive/transitive to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not
We were never going to make the marriage work, so why pretend?
pretend to do something:
She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
pretend otherwise (=pretend that something is not true):
I know you hate my haircut, so don’t pretend otherwise.
pretend (that):
I’m sorry, but I can’t just sit back and pretend it hasn’t happened.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
play along
keep up
pretend
2
intransitive/transitive to imagine that something is true when you are playing a game
pretend (that):
They’re pretending they’re astronauts again.
pretend to be someone/something:
The little girl was pretending to be a lion.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
play along
keep up
pretend
3
transitive usually in negativesto claim that something is true when it is not
pretend (that):
I’m not going to pretend we achieved a lot.
pretend to do something:
I don’t pretend to have all the answers.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
play along
keep up
pretend

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