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to pretend
01
magkunwari, magpanggap
to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so
Transitive: to pretend to do sth
Mga Halimbawa
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it did n't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
Nagkunwari siyang nasisiyahan sa pagkain, kahit na hindi ito masarap, upang hindi makasakit ng damdamin.
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
Nagkunwari siyang interesado sa usapan para hindi masaktan ang damdamin ng kanyang kaibigan.
02
magkunwari, magpanggap
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
Mga Halimbawa
She pretended happiness to avoid worrying her friends.
Nagkunwari siya ng kasiyahan para hindi mabahala ang kanyang mga kaibigan.
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
Bahagya na lang niyang nagkunwari ng interes sa nakakabagot na usapan.
03
magpanggap, magkunwari
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
Mga Halimbawa
The children pretended they were pirates searching for hidden treasure.
Ang mga bata ay nagkunwari na sila ay mga pirata na naghahanap ng nakatagong kayamanan.
She pretended the sofa was a boat, navigating through imaginary waves.
Nagkunwari siya na ang sopa ay isang bangka, naglalayag sa mga imahinasyong alon.
Mga Halimbawa
He tried to pretend to expertise in the matter, but his inexperience showed.
Sinubukan niyang magkunwari na eksperto sa bagay na iyon, ngunit lumabas ang kanyang kawalan ng karanasan.
He can not pretend to any particular knowledge of the law, as he ’s never studied it.
Hindi niya maaaring magpanggap na may partikular na kaalaman sa batas, dahil hindi niya ito kailanman pinag-aralan.
Pretend
01
pagkukunwari, panggap
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
01
gawa-gawa, imbento
imagined as in a play
Lexical Tree
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