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Meaning of
pretend
in English
pretend
us
/prɪˈtend/
uk
/prɪˈtɛnd/
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Past Tense
pretended
Participle Verb
pretending
Third Person Singular
pretends
Definitions
Verb
to
engage
in
imaginative
play
to
give
a
false
appearance
;
deceive
to
feign
or
simulate
(
an
action
,
emotion
,
etc
.)
to
falsely
claim
or
allege
something
;
deceive
to
claim
(
ability
,
status
,
etc
.);
make
a
false
assertion
to
claim
or
assert
a
status
(
or
ability
)