make pretend in English

Forms: makes pretend [present, singular, third-person], making pretend [participle, present], made pretend [participle, past], made pretend [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,made>}} make pretend (third-person singular simple present makes pretend, present participle making pretend, simple past and past participle made pretend)

Inflected forms

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"make pretend" meaning in English

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