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pretend
pretendmake believe; deceive; feign: pretend surprise; simulate, fake, sham, counterfeit; assume: pretend a title Not to be confused with:portend – foreshadow as an omen; signify; foretell; forecast; forebode: The skies portend a possible hurricane.pre·tend P0546500 (prĭ-tĕnd′)v. pre·tend·ed, pre·tend·ing, pre·tends v.tr.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 take upon oneself; venture: I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.v.intr.1. To feign an action or character, as in play.2. To lay claim: pretends to gourmet tastes.adj. Informal Imitation; make-believe: pretend money; pretend pearls. [Middle English pretenden, from Old French pretendre, from Latin praetendere : prae-, pre- + tendere, to extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]pretend (prɪˈtɛnd) vb1. (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. 3. (foll by: to) to present a claim, esp a dubious one: to pretend to the throne. 4. obsolete (foll by: to) to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)adjfanciful; make-believe; simulated: a pretend gun. [C14: from Latin praetendere to stretch forth, feign, from prae in front + tendere to stretch]pre•tend (prɪˈtɛnd) v. 1. to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so; claim: pretending that nothing is wrong. 2. to put forward a false appearance of, as to deceive; feign: to pretend illness. 3. to make believe: The children pretended they were cowboys. 4. to presume; venture: I can't pretend to say what went wrong. 5. to allege or profess, esp. insincerely or falsely: He pretended to have no knowledge of her whereabouts. v.i. 6. to make believe. 7. to lay claim to (usu. fol. by to): to pretend to the throne. 8. to make pretensions (usu. fol. by to): to pretend to great knowledge. 9. Obs. to aspire, as a suitor or candidate (fol. by to). adj. 10. make-believe; imaginary: pretend diamonds. [1325–75; < Latin praetendere to stretch forth, put forward, pretend. See pre-, tend1] syn: pretend, affect, assume, feign imply an attempt to create a false appearance. 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. To assume is to take on or put on a specific outward appearance, often with intent to deceive: to assume an air of indifference. To feign implies using ingenuity in pretense, and some degree of imitation of appearance or characteristics: to feign surprise. pretend Past participle: pretended Gerund: pretending
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I pretend | you pretend | he/she/it pretends | we pretend | you pretend | they pretend |
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I pretended | you pretended | he/she/it pretended | we pretended | you pretended | they pretended |
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I am pretending | you are pretending | he/she/it is pretending | we are pretending | you are pretending | they are pretending |
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I have pretended | you have pretended | he/she/it has pretended | we have pretended | you have pretended | they have pretended |
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I was pretending | you were pretending | he/she/it was pretending | we were pretending | you were pretending | they were pretending |
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I had pretended | you had pretended | he/she/it had pretended | we had pretended | you had pretended | they had pretended |
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I will pretend | you will pretend | he/she/it will pretend | we will pretend | you will pretend | they will pretend |
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I will have pretended | you will have pretended | he/she/it will have pretended | we will have pretended | you will have pretended | they will have pretended |
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I will be pretending | you will be pretending | he/she/it will be pretending | we will be pretending | you will be pretending | they will be pretending |
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I have been pretending | you have been pretending | he/she/it has been pretending | we have been pretending | you have been pretending | they have been pretending |
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I will have been pretending | you will have been pretending | he/she/it will have been pretending | we will have been pretending | you will have been pretending | they will have been pretending |
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I had been pretending | you had been pretending | he/she/it had been pretending | we had been pretending | you had been pretending | they had been pretending |
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I would pretend | you would pretend | he/she/it would pretend | we would pretend | you would pretend | they would pretend |
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I would have pretended | you would have pretended | he/she/it would have pretended | we would have pretended | you would have pretended | they would have pretended | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pretend - the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"make-believepretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" | Verb | 1. | pretend - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"dissemble, feign, sham, affectmisrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"play possum - to pretend to be deadtake a dive - pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxerbullshit, talk through one's hat, bull, fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" | | 2. | pretend - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"dissemble, actbehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"sham, feign, simulate, assume - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" | | 3. | pretend - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" | | 4. | pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"hazard, venture, guessforebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" | | 5. | pretend - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"make believe, makedissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"go through the motions - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" | | 6. | pretend - state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"professclaim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" | Adj. | 1. | pretend - imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"make-believeunreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" |
pretendverb1. feign, affect, assume, allege, put on, fake, make out, simulate, profess, sham, counterfeit, falsify, impersonate, dissemble, dissimulate, pass yourself off as He pretended to be asleep.2. make believe, suppose, imagine, play, act, make up, play the part of She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain. The children pretended to be animals.3. lay claim, claim, allege, aspire, profess, purport I cannot pretend to understand the problem.adjective1. imaginary, imagined, made-up, fantasy, invented, pretended, make-believe Many children have a pretend playmate.pretendverb1. To take on or give a false appearance of:affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, put on, sham, simulate.Idiom: make believe.2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, put on, sham, simulate.3. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely:feign, profess.4. To contrive and present as genuine:counterfeit, fake, feign, simulate.Idioms: make believe, put on an act.5. To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely:dare, hazard, presume, venture.adjectiveInformal. Made to imitate something else:artificial, imitation, manmade, mock, simulated, synthetic.Translationspretend (priˈtend) verb1. to make believe that something is true, in play. Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry – he was only pretending. 使信以為真,假裝 使信以为真,假装 2. to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive. He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand. 假裝 假装preˈtence , (American) preˈtense (-s) noun (an) act of pretending. Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car. 假裝 假装false pretences acts or behaviour intended to deceive. He got the money under false pretences. 詐欺(手段) 欺诈(手段)
pretend
pretend (that) black is whiteTo say, believe, or act like what's true is the opposite of the real situation. The government can't keep pretending black is white, or else we're going to head into the same economic difficulty we were in 10 years ago. The president could pretend that black is white, and he would still have people lining up to say that he is right.See also: black, pretend, whitepretend to (something)To feign or claim to have some quality, skill, or characteristic. Jonathan pretends to the palate of a connoisseur, but really he's just pretentious. I like to write, but couldn't pretend to the kind of talent she has.See also: pretendpretend to somethingto claim to have a skill or quality. I can hardly pretend to the artistry that Wally has, but I can play the piano a bit. I can't pretend to that level of skill.See also: pretendpretend
Synonyms for pretendverb feignSynonyms- feign
- affect
- assume
- allege
- put on
- fake
- make out
- simulate
- profess
- sham
- counterfeit
- falsify
- impersonate
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- pass yourself off as
verb make believeSynonyms- make believe
- suppose
- imagine
- play
- act
- make up
- play the part of
verb lay claimSynonyms- lay claim
- claim
- allege
- aspire
- profess
- purport
adj imaginarySynonyms- imaginary
- imagined
- made-up
- fantasy
- invented
- pretended
- make-believe
Synonyms for pretendverb to take on or give a false appearance ofSynonyms- affect
- assume
- counterfeit
- fake
- feign
- put on
- sham
- simulate
verb to behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance ofSynonyms- act
- counterfeit
- dissemble
- fake
- feign
- play-act
- pose
- put on
- sham
- simulate
verb to claim or allege insincerely or falselySynonymsverb to contrive and present as genuineSynonyms- counterfeit
- fake
- feign
- simulate
verb to have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likelySynonymsadj made to imitate something elseSynonyms- artificial
- imitation
- manmade
- mock
- simulated
- synthetic
Synonyms for pretendnoun the enactment of a pretenseSynonymsRelated Words- pretending
- pretense
- feigning
- simulation
- pretence
verb make believe with the intent to deceiveSynonymsRelated Words- misrepresent
- belie
- make believe
- pretend
- make
- play possum
- take a dive
- bullshit
- talk through one's hat
- bull
- fake
- mouth
verb behave unnaturally or affectedlySynonymsRelated Words- behave
- act
- do
- sham
- feign
- simulate
- assume
verb put forward a claim and assert right or possession ofRelated Wordsverb put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutationSynonymsRelated Words- forebode
- predict
- prognosticate
- foretell
- promise
- anticipate
- call
- suspect
- surmise
- speculate
verb represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act likeSynonymsRelated Words- dissemble
- feign
- pretend
- sham
- affect
- go through the motions
- act
- play
- represent
verb state insincerelySynonymsRelated Wordsadj imagined as in a playSynonymsRelated Words |