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Word: Pretend
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Latin praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim’, from prae ‘before’ + tendere ‘stretch’. The adjective dates from the early 20th century
prɪˈtɛnd
behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
Short Definition:give appearance that something is so
Examples:- I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep
- she turned the pages and pretended to read
lay claim to (a quality or title)
Short Definition:lay claim to quality
Examples:- he cannot pretend to sophistication
Word: Pretend
Speech Type: Adjective
prɪˈtɛnd
not really what it is represented as being; imaginary
Short Definition:imaginary
Examples:- the children poured out pretend tea for the dolls
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