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Meanings of pretend in English

Portuguese
aparentar
Catalan
aparençar
Spanish
aparentar

Make believe with the intent to deceive.

        aparentar
        Portuguese
        aventurar
        Catalan
        conjecturar
        Spanish
        adivinar

        Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.

              aventurar

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

                    Imagined as in a play.

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                          Usage of pretend in English
                          1
                          I don't pretend to understand the finer points of the Greek crisis.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          He may pretend that the situation at home has returned to normal.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Well, men aren't as far removed from animals as they might pretend.
                          A nameless witch
                          4
                          I do not pretend to know the difference between right and wrong.
                          Destroy Me
                          5
                          Almost wanted to pretend he hadn't heard what Teresa had just said.
                          The Scorch Trials
                          6
                          The two popes together pretend to decide the fate of the Empire.
                          Travels in Morocco, Volume 2.
                          7
                          He said, When I'm writing, pretend I have gone to South America.
                          A ticket to the circus: a memoir
                          8
                          My message to you is this: pretend that you have free will.
                          Futures 1
                          9
                          I do honestly believe it; you are to pretend to believe it.
                          Flames
                          10
                          The attacks late at night on subway passengers you pretend aren't happening.
                          Creepers
                          11
                          Everybody had the good sense to pretend they already knew about it.
                          Boy’s Life
                          12
                          They are partial; they are not equal to the work they pretend.
                          Essays — Second Series
                          13
                          But I don't pretend that I'll fight with great training and skill.
                          Brotherhood of the Wolf
                          14
                          The framers of the Confession did not pretend that it was infallible.
                          John Knox and the Reformation
                          15
                          You pretend that he is spirited in order to enhance the price.
                          The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
                          16
                          There was nothing more in the world that she wanted to pretend.
                          Little Miss By-The-Day
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                          Translations for pretend
                          Pretend through the time
                          Pretend across language varieties
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                          Australia
                          Common
                          United States of America
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