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Meanings of make believe in English

Portuguese
jogo de criança

Loosley structure of play using imagination and sometimes role-play.

        jogo de criança

        Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.

              Usage of make believe in English
              1
              The coordinate system is just make believe, you know, like Peter Pan.
              Wired
              2
              This man will make believe he is doing it for the minister.
              Magic seeds
              3
              Of course it was absurd to try to make believe any longer.
              Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
              4
              She could make believe before the world, but not alone with Rudyard.
              The Judgment House
              5
              Then I'll be the Ringmaster and make believe they are doing tricks.
              The Story of a Nodding Donkey
              6
              Folks who marry for money make believe love- Ihavewatched them- Iknow
              Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
              7
              Violet will like to smell it-atleast, I make believe she will.'
              Odd
              8
              They could not make believe be alive until night should come again.
              The Story of a Bold Tin Soldier
              9
              Then I'll make believe I'm a tramp and come along the road.
              Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show
              10
              You must make believe you're glad she's going, same as I do.'
              'Me and Nobbles'
              11
              Of course you'll make believe, but then-youneedn't; I'm here, any way!
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 / A Ma...
              12
              Then he was back on the floor, back in make believe.
              Fears Unnamed
              13
              And then I make believe to whisper something in your ear.
              The Song of the Blood-Red Flower
              14
              But when you think back on it, it still seems like make believe.
              The Irish Times
              15
              I just make believe I'm one up here in the attic.
              The Story of a Stuffed Elephant
              16
              They understood very well that this was acting, and make believe.
              Reuters
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