2syllables
pretend
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Definitions ofpretend
1verb
- To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
- To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
- To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
- To hold before one; to extend.
1adjective
- Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned.
Example: "As children we used to go on "spying" missions around the neighbour's house, but it was all pretend."
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