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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•tend•ed (pri ten′did),USA pronunciation adj. - insincerely or falsely professed:a pretended interest in art.
- feigned, fictitious, or counterfeit:His pretended wealth was proved to be nonexistent.
- alleged or asserted;
reputed.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; see pretend, -ed2
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•tend /prɪˈtɛnd/USA pronunciation v. - to put forward a false appearance of, so as to deceive: [~ + object]I would pretend illness so I wouldn't have to go to school.[~ + to + verb]She pretended to sleep whenever I came in to check on her.[~ + (that) clause]The children pretended they were cowboys.[no object]The kids were only pretending.
- to lay claim to:[~ + to + object]to pretend to the throne.
adj. - Informal Termsmake-believe;
simulated;
imaginary:pretend cowboys.
pre•tend•er, n. [countable]See -tend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•tend (pri tend′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so:to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- to appear falsely, as to deceive;
feign:to pretend to go to sleep. - to make believe:The children pretended to be cowboys.
- to presume;
venture:I can't pretend to say what went wrong. - to allege or profess, esp. insincerely or falsely:He pretended to have no knowledge of her whereabouts.
v.i. - to make believe.
- to lay claim to (usually fol. by to):She pretended to the throne.
- to make pretensions (usually fol. by to):He pretends to great knowledge.
- [Obs.]to aspire, as a suitor or candidate (fol. by to).
adj. - Informal Termsmake-believe;
simulated;
counterfeit:pretend diamonds.
- Latin praetendere to stretch forth, put forward, pretend. See pre-, tend1
- Middle English pretenden 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged simulate, fake, sham, counterfeit. 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 (but not always) 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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ vb - (when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to claim or allege (something untrue)
- (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make believe, as in a play: you pretend to be Ophelia
- (intransitive) followed by to: to present a claim, esp a dubious one: to pretend to the throne
- (intransitive) followed by to: obsolete to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)
adj - fanciful; make-believe; simulated
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin praetendere to stretch forth, feign, from prae in front + tendere to stretch |