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Meanings of pretended in English

Adopted in order to deceive.

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      Usage of pretended in English
      1
      Morgan pretended to read from a list of questions in his notebook.
      The capitol game
      2
      I had not deserted in reality; I had only pretended to desert.
      Who Goes There? / The Story of a Spy in the Civil War
      3
      They pretended they had searched the shores of the lake for miles.
      Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners)
      4
      The pretended beggar took the coin, and put it in his pocket.
      The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3
      5
      Then we all went back to normal, or pretended this was possible.
      What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
      6
      He pretended ignorance, however, asking the vizier who Qamar al-Zaman might be.
      The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
      7
      Fine, you didn't say you didn't have it; you pretended you didn't.
      Naked Heat
      8
      He pretended to be absorbed in the flying landscape at the moment.
      Lady Larkspur
      9
      When running Windows 8 today I've pretended I'm not using a Mac.
      The Guardian
      10
      For weeks on end Cromitie pretended to leave Newburgh to avoid him.
      The Guardian
      11
      Gwen pretended not to notice that her sister was fishing for information.
      A vote of confidence
      12
      So he simply pretended he was still physically unfit for immediate travel.
      Dark Universe
      13
      Although this was standard procedure when we visited Roosevelt, Orson pretended incomprehension.
      Fear nothing
      14
      He made himself as small as possible and pretended he wasn't there.
      The Neverending Story
      15
      With rapid gestures the chief described the pretended flight of the Indians.
      Tecumseh: A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People / V...
      16
      I know it was scampish; but I never pretended to be good.
      The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Volume 2
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