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- pronunciation:
- prih
tend
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pretends, pretending, pretended |
| definition 1: |
to give an appearance of something being true or real when it is not true or real.
My son pretended to be sick to stay home from school.- similar words:
- claim
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| definition 2: |
to imagine or make believe.
The children pretended that they were exploring the moon.
- similar words:
- imagine, suppose
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