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Meanings of pretend in английском

португальский
aparentar
каталонский
aparençar
испанский
aparentar

Make believe with the intent to deceive.

        aparentar
        португальский
        aventurar
        каталонский
        conjecturar
        испанский
        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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                          Examples for "make"
                          1
                          However, he said helping people to make good choices remains a challenge.
                          Radio NZ
                          2
                          Meanwhile Brexit had brought home to Europe the need to make changes.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Mrs Spelman said: We need to make the new CAP fundamentally different.
                          BBC
                          4
                          Clear and agreed policies help a funding organisation make objective, rational decisions.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          Photo: RNZ However he said his source might make the material public.
                          Radio NZ
                          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
                          Usage of pretend in английском
                          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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                          Pretend through the time
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