Pretend (Verb)
Meaning 1
Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 5
Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 6
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.