pretend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /prɪˈtɛnd/

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• Hyphenation: pre‧tend

Verb

Plain form pretend

Third-person singular pretends

Past tense pretended

Past participle pretended

Present participle pretending

1. If you pretend that something is true, you play that it is true but you know that it is not.

   Cameron pretended not to see young Donald till he was close beside him.

   I'll be quiet. Just pretend I'm not here.

Adjective

Positive pretend

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is pretend, it's not real but is used for play.

   It's not a real monster. It's just pretend.

   Let's have a pretend picnic.

Related words

• pretence