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pretend

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represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

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Variants

synonym
actmakeprofessshamventure
pasttense
pretended
presentparticiple
pretending
thirdpersonsingular
pretends
pastparticiple
pretended

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
state insincerely
§2
make believe with the intent to deceive
§3
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
§4
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
§5
behave unnaturally or affectedly
§6
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
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