Pretend (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
  2. to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign: to pretend to go to sleep.
  3. to make believe: The children pretended to be cowboys.
  4. to presume; venture: I can't pretend to say what went wrong.
  5. to allege or profess, especially insincerely or falsely: He pretended to have no knowledge of her whereabouts.
verb (used without object)
  1. to make believe.
  2. to lay claim to (usually followed by to): She pretended to the throne.
  3. to make pretensions (usually followed by to): He pretends to great knowledge.
  4. to aspire, as a suitor or candidate (followed by to).
adjective
  1. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
verb
  1. to claim or allege (something untrue)
  2. to make believe, as in a play
  3. to present a claim, esp a dubious one
  4. to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)
adjective
  1. fanciful; make-believe; simulated
Pretend (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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