"fake it" meaning in English

See fake it in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: fakes it [present, singular, third-person], faking it [participle, present], faked it [participle, past], faked it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fake it (third-person singular simple present fakes it, present participle faking it, simple past and past participle faked it)
  1. To pretend to be capable or competent.
    Sense id: en-fake_it-en-verb-lTEk5Ag~ Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 47 53
  2. To feign a certain emotion.
    Sense id: en-fake_it-en-verb-UN8f7QD8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fake it till you make it
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