let on
verb
let on; letting on; lets on
intransitive verb
1
: to make acknowledgment : admit
knows more than he lets on
2
: to reveal a secret
nobody let on about the surprise party
3
: pretend
let on to being a stranger
Synonyms
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- make out
- pretend
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Example Sentences
she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on
Word History
First Known Use
1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1
lets on
verb
as in pretends
to take on a false or deceptive appearance she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on Synonyms & Similar Words
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