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(prɪtend)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense pretends, present participle pretending, past tense, past participle pretended
1. verb
If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not.
I pretend that things are really okay when they're not. [VERB that]
Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep. [VERB to-infinitive]
I had no option but to pretend ignorance. [VERB noun]
2. verb
If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game.
She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain. [VERB that]
The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music. [VERB to-infinitive]
Synonyms: make believe, suppose, imagine, play More Synonyms of pretend
3. verb [with neg]
If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case.
We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us. [VERB that]
Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams. [VERB to-infinitive]
More Synonyms of pretend

pretend in British English

(prɪˈtɛnd)
verb
1. (when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive)
to claim or allege (something untrue)
2. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
to make believe, as in a play
you pretend to be Ophelia
3. (intransitive; foll by to)
to present a claim, esp a dubious one
to pretend to the throne
4. (intransitive; foll by to) obsolete
to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)
adjective
5. 
fanciful; make-believe; simulated
a pretend gun
Word origin
C14: from Latin praetendere to stretch forth, feign, from prae in front + tendere to stretch

pretend in American English

(priˈtɛnd; prɪˈtɛnd)
verb transitive
1. 
to claim; profess; allege
to pretend ignorance of the law
2. 
to claim or profess falsely; feign; simulate
to pretend anger
3. 
to make believe, as in play
to pretend to be astronauts
verb intransitive
4. 
to lay claim
to pretend to a throne
5. 
to make believe in play or in an attempt to deceive; feign
adjective
6.  Informal
make-believe
pretend jewelry
SIMILAR WORDS:  asˈsume
Word origin
ME pretenden, to intend < MFr pretendre < L praetendere, to hold forth, allege < prae-, before + tendere, to stretch: see thin

Examples of 'pretend' in a sentence
pretend

Politicians who pretend otherwise are being shamelessly evasive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You just have to pretend to be dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No one was pretending the new numbers were anywhere near as good as the old favourites.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No one could pretend it's been cheap.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Of course, pretending the cancer thing isn't happening is not good either.
The Sun (2016)
We all get sick, so why pretend it's just you?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We can pretend otherwise, to make them like us, but it will always be a lie.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You can build your own theories about why that wall is there, but it is and there's no point pretending otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
With you sort of pretending not to notice?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They escaped after the woman pretended she would run away with him.
The Sun (2009)
The men in the room f lush while pretending not to look.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The film shows one man pretending to pull a gun from his trousers.
The Sun (2011)
You will be caught out if pretending to be something you are not.
The Sun (2016)
Why on earth should we pretend otherwise?
The Sun (2013)
So publicly we tried to pretend not to care as well.
Mike Daisey 21 DOG YEARS (2002)
The rest of us pretended not to notice but quietly adored that.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
 People pretending to be happy about your success.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 One cannot just pretend that it does not exist.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To pretend otherwise and act all hurt is plain daft.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It suits him to pretend not to care.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Not a single person pretends to look the other way.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It seems easier for many people to pretend it is not happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
No one pretends today will be pleasant.
The Sun (2010)
You mustn't pretend to be something else.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Still, we pretended not to notice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He also dodged a summons that was hand delivered by bailiffs after persuading a woman to pretend that he no longer lived at his address.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
pretend

British English: pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ VERB
If you pretend that something is true, you try to make people believe that it is true, although it is not.
The boy pretended to be asleep.
  • American English: pretend
  • Arabic: يَتَظَاهَر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fingir
  • Chinese: 假装
  • Croatian: pretvarati se
  • Czech: předstírat
  • Danish: foregive
  • Dutch: doen alsof
  • European Spanish: fingir
  • Finnish: teeskennellä
  • French: prétendre
  • German: vorgeben
  • Greek: προσποιούμαι
  • Italian: fingere
  • Japanese: ふりをする
  • Korean: ...인 체하다
  • Norwegian: late som
  • Polish: stworzyć pozory
  • European Portuguese: fingir
  • Romanian: a pretinde
  • Russian: притворяться
  • Latin American Spanish: fingir
  • Swedish: låtsas
  • Thai: แกล้ง
  • Turkish: yapar gibi görünmek
  • Ukrainian: прикидатися
  • Vietnamese: giả vờ

Chinese translation of 'pretend'

pretend

(prɪˈtɛnd)

vt

  1. to pretend to do sth/pretend that ... (= make believe) 假装(裝)做某事/假装(裝) ... (jiǎzhuāng zuò mǒushì/jiǎzhuāng ... )
    ⇒ The children were pretending to be pirates. 孩子们扮成海盗。 (Háizimen bànchéng hǎidào.)
    ⇒ She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain. 她可以晒日光浴，想象着她是在西班牙。 (Tā kěyǐ shài rìguāngyù, xiǎngxiàngzhe tā shì zài Xībānyá.)

vi

  1. 假装(裝) (jiǎzhuāng)
    I don't pretend to understand it (= claim) 我不会(會)不懂装(裝)懂的 (wǒ bù huì bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng de)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to claim or give the appearance of (something untrue)
He pretended to be asleep.
Synonyms
feign
You can't feign interest in something you loathe.
affect
He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.
assume
He assumed an air of superiority.
allege
put on
fake
He faked nonchalance.
make out
simulate
They rolled about, simulating a bloodthirsty fight.
profess
sham
counterfeit
He financed a plot to counterfeit gold coins.
falsify
The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.
impersonate
dissemble
dissimulate
pass yourself off as
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make believe
She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain.The children pretended to be animals.
Synonyms
make believe
He made believe he didn't understand what I was saying.
suppose
Where do you suppose he's got to?
imagine
I imagine you're referring to me.
play
His ambition is to play the part of Dracula.
act
They were just acting tough.
make up
play the part of
3 (verb) 
Definition
to present a claim, esp. a doubtful one
I cannot pretend to understand the problem.
Synonyms
lay claim
claim
He claimed that it was a conspiracy against him.
allege
The accused is alleged to have killed a man.
aspire
profess
`I don't know,' he replied, professing innocence.
purport
a book that purports to tell the whole truth
(adjective) 
Many children have a pretend playmate.
Synonyms
imaginary
Lots of children have imaginary friends.
imagined
made-up
It looks like a made-up word to me.
fantasy
invented
pretended
Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
make-believe
Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of act
They were just acting tough.
Synonyms
play,
seem to be,
pose as,
pretend to be,
posture as,
imitate,
sham,
feign,
characterize,
enact,
personify,
impersonate,
play the part of
in the sense of affect
Definition
to put on a show of
He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.
Synonyms
put on,
assume,
adopt,
pretend,
imitate,
simulate,
contrive,
aspire to,
sham,
counterfeit,
feign
in the sense of allege
Definition
to state without proof
The accused is alleged to have killed a man.
Synonyms
claim,
hold,
charge,
challenge,
state,
maintain,
advance,
declare,
assert,
uphold,
put forward,
affirm,
profess,
depose,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)

Synonyms of 'pretend'

pretend

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of assume
Definition
to make a pretence of
He assumed an air of superiority.
Synonyms
simulate,
affect,
adopt,
put on,
imitate,
mimic,
sham,
counterfeit,
feign,
impersonate
in the sense of claim
Definition
to assert as a fact
He claimed that it was a conspiracy against him.
Synonyms
assert,
insist,
maintain,
allege,
uphold,
profess,
hold
in the sense of counterfeit
Definition
to feign
He financed a plot to counterfeit gold coins.
Synonyms
fake,
copy,
forge,
imitate,
simulate,
sham,
fabricate,
feign
in the sense of dissemble
Synonyms
feign,
affect,
simulate,
sham,
counterfeit,
falsify
in the sense of fake
Definition
to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc.)
He faked nonchalance.
Synonyms
sham,
affect,
assume,
put on,
pretend,
simulate,
feign,
go through the motions of
in the sense of falsify
Definition
to make a report or evidence false by alteration in order to deceive
The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.
Synonyms
alter,
forge,
fake,
tamper with,
doctor,
cook (slang),
distort,
pervert,
belie,
counterfeit,
misrepresent,
garble,
misstate
in the sense of imagine
Definition
to think, believe, or guess
I imagine you're referring to me.
Synonyms
believe,
think,
suppose,
assume,
suspect,
gather,
guess (informal),
realize,
take it,
reckon (informal),
fancy,
deem,
speculate,
presume,
take for granted,
infer,
deduce,
apprehend,
conjecture,
surmise
in the sense of made-up
Definition
invented or fictitious
It looks like a made-up word to me.
Synonyms
false,
invented,
imaginary,
fictional,
untrue,
mythical,
unreal,
fabricated,
make-believe,
trumped-up,
specious
in the sense of make-believe
Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world.
Synonyms
imaginary,
dream,
imagined,
made-up,
fantasy,
pretend,
pretended,
mock,
sham,
unreal,
fantasized
in the sense of play
Definition
to act the part (of) in a dramatic piece
His ambition is to play the part of Dracula.
Synonyms
act,
portray,
represent,
perform,
impersonate,
act the part of,
take the part of,
personate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of pretended
Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
Synonyms
feigned,
alleged,
so-called,
phoney or phony (informal),
false,
pretend (informal),
fake,
imaginary,
bogus,
professed,
sham,
purported,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
spurious,
fictitious,
avowed,
ostensible
in the sense of profess
Definition
to claim (something as true), often falsely
`I don't know,' he replied, professing innocence.
Synonyms
claim,
allege,
pretend,
fake,
make out,
sham,
purport,
feign,
act as if,
let on,
dissemble
in the sense of purport
Definition
to claim to be or do something, esp. falsely
a book that purports to tell the whole truth
Synonyms
claim,
allege,
proclaim,
maintain,
declare,
pretend,
assert,
pose as,
profess
in the sense of simulate
Definition
to pretend to feel or perform (an emotion or action)
They rolled about, simulating a bloodthirsty fight.
Synonyms
pretend,
act,
feign,
affect,
assume,
put on,
reproduce,
imitate,
sham,
fabricate,
counterfeit,
make believe
in the sense of suppose
Definition
to consider (something) as a possible suggestion for the sake of discussion
Where do you suppose he's got to?
Synonyms
imagine,
believe,
consider,
conclude,
fancy,
conceive,
conjecture,
postulate (formal),
hypothesize
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