pretend

pretend
01. The children were [pretending] to be cats by walking on all fours, and making meowing sounds.
02. You knew I was angry with you; don't [pretend] you didn't.
03. When my daughter was little, she liked to listen to Pachabel's canon, and [pretend] she was a little flower opening up to the morning sun.
04. Nikita [pretended] to be sick so that he wouldn't have to go to school.
05. The insurance company claims the man only [pretended] to be injured in the car accident so that he could collect compensation.
06. The little girls were [pretending] to be superheroes, and were jumping around in the yard with capes around their necks.
07. There is a Navaho proverb which observes that you can't wake a person who is [pretending] to be asleep.
08. Bette Davis once said that people often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves, in that it allows them to [pretend] they are someone else.
09. If you are approached by a black bear, it is sometimes best to [pretend] to be dead so that the animal loses interest in you.
10. Some types of frogs [pretend] to be dead when captured, but quickly hop away when let go.
11. She didn't really like the meal, but she [pretended] to enjoy it because she didn't want to be impolite.
12. During the time of Communist rule in Poland, there was a saying which went, "We [pretend] to work, and they [pretend] to pay us."
13. In Danish culture, on the day of your birthday, you are supposed to stay in bed [pretending] to be asleep until the rest of the family bursts in with presents.
14. In November of 1499, Perkin Warbeck, Flemish imposter and [pretender] to the throne of King Henry VII of England, was executed in the Tower of London.

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  • Pretend — Pre*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretending}.] [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. pr[ e]tendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}, v …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pretend — [prē tend′, pritend′] vt. [ME pretenden, to intend < MFr pretendre < L praetendere, to hold forth, allege < prae , before + tendere, to stretch: see THIN] 1. to claim; profess; allege [to pretend ignorance of the law] 2. to claim or… …   English World dictionary

  • Pretend — Pre*tend , v. i. 1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; usually with to. Countries that pretend to freedom. Swift. [1913 Webster] For to what fine he would anon pretend,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pretend to — [phrasal verb] pretend to (something) formal : to claim that you have (something, such as a quality or ability) She pretends to a deep religious devotion, but I don t believe her. usually used in negative statements I don t pretend to any… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pretend — [v1] fake, falsify act, affect, allege, assume, be deceitful, beguile, be hypocritical, bluff, cheat, claim, claim falsely, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, delude, dissemble, dissimulate, dupe, fake out*, feign, fish*, fool, fudge*, hoodwink*,… …   New thesaurus

  • pretend — ► VERB 1) make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not. 2) engage in an imaginative game. 3) simulate (an emotion or quality). 2) (pretend to) lay claim to (a quality or title). ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ imaginary; make believe …   English terms dictionary

  • pretend — I verb act, affect, assume, be deceitful, be hypocritical, beguile, bemask, bluff, cheat, claim falsely, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, delude, disguise, dissemble, dissimulare, dissimulate, dupe, fake, falsify, feign, fingere, fool, give a false… …   Law dictionary

  • pretend to be — index assume (simulate), impersonate, pose (impersonate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pretend — (v.) late 14c., to profess, assert, maintain (a claim, etc.), to direct (one s) efforts, from O.Fr. pretendre to lay claim, from L. praetendere stretch in front, put forward, allege, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + tendere to stretch,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pretend — *assume, affect, simulate, feign, counterfeit, sham Analogous words: *disguise, dissemble, cloak, mask, camouflage: *deceive, delude, mislead, beguile …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pretend — I UK [prɪˈtend] / US verb Word forms pretend : present tense I/you/we/they pretend he/she/it pretends present participle pretending past tense pretended past participle pretended ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to behave in a particular way… …   English dictionary

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