Толковый словарь английского языка - pretend
Pretend
pretend
I. verb see: thin Date: 15th century transitive verb to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing , 2. to make believe ; feign , to claim, represent, or assert falsely , venture , undertake , intransitive verb to feign an action, part, or role especially in play, to put in a claim , see: assume II. adjective Date: 1911 imaginary , make-believe , not genuine ; mock , being a nonfunctional imitation
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v. & adj. --v. 1 tr. claim or assert falsely so as to deceive (pretend knowledge; pretended that they were foreigners). 2 tr. imagine to oneself in play (pretended to be monsters; pretended it was night). 3 tr. a profess, esp. falsely or extravagantly (does not pretend to be a scholar). b (as pretended adj.) falsely claim to be such (a pretended friend). 4 intr. (foll. by to) a lay claim to (a right or title etc.). b profess to have (a quality etc.). --adj. colloq. pretended; in pretence (pretend money). Etymology: ME f. F pr{eacute}tendre or f. L (as PRAE-, tendere tent-, later tens- stretch) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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