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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•tend•er (pri ten′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who pretends, esp. for a dishonest purpose.
- an aspirant or claimant (often fol. by to):a pretender to the throne.
- a person who makes unjustified or false claims, statements, etc., as about personal status, abilities, intentions, or the like:a pretender to literary genius.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pretender /prɪˈtɛndə/ n - a person who pretends or makes false allegations
- a person who mounts a claim, as to a throne or title
pre•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.
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