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Pretend
prɪˈtɛnd
Pretend definitions
verb
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- behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
"I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep"
- engage in an imaginative game or fantasy
"children pretending to be grown-ups"
- give the appearance of feeling or possessing (an emotion or quality); simulate
"she pretended a greater surprise than she felt"
- lay claim to (a quality or title)
"he cannot pretend to sophistication"
lay claim to say that one owns assert ownership of formally request
adjective
pretend
- not really what it is represented as being; imaginary
"the children poured out pretend tea for the dolls"