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to pretend
01
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
Examples
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it did n't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
02
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
Examples
She pretended happiness to avoid worrying her friends.
03
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
Examples
The children pretended they were pirates searching for hidden treasure.
Pretend
01
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
01
imagined as in a play
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