Ara
to pretend
01
mış gibi yapmak
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
02
numara yapmak, görünmek
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
03
frenda bulunmak, numara yapmak
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
04
sahiplenmek, numara yapmak
to assert or claim a right or quality, often without legitimate basis
Transitive: to pretend to a quality
Pretend
01
numara, taklit
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
01
hayali, kurgusal
imagined as in a play
pretend
v
pretended
adj
pretended
adj
pretender
n
pretender
n
pretending
n
pretending
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Örnek
The spy pretended to be a tourist while gathering information in a foreign country.
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it didn't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
Sometimes, pretending to be confident can help overcome nervousness in social situations.
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
