"pretend" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈtɛnd/, /pɹiˈtɛnd/, /pɹɪˈtɛnd/ Audio: en-us-pretend.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: From Anglo-Norman pretendre, Middle French pretendre (French prétendre (“to claim, demand”)), from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō (“put forward, hold out, pretend”), from prae- (“pre-”) + tendō (“stretch”); see tend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tend-|id=stretch}}, {{der|en|xno|pretendre}} Anglo-Norman pretendre, {{der|en|frm|pretendre}} Middle French pretendre, {{cog|fr|prétendre||to claim, demand}} French prétendre (“to claim, demand”), {{der|en|la|praetendere}} Latin praetendere Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pretend (not comparable)
  1. Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned. Tags: not-comparable Translations (imaginary): престорен (prestoren) (Bulgarian), teeskennelty [participle] (Finnish), teeskentely (note: "make believe") [noun] (Finnish), whakakikokiko (Maori), na niby (Polish), de mentirijillas [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish), på låtsas (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-adj-BXyvCATo

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈtɛnd/, /pɹiˈtɛnd/, /pɹɪˈtɛnd/ Audio: en-us-pretend.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: From Anglo-Norman pretendre, Middle French pretendre (French prétendre (“to claim, demand”)), from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō (“put forward, hold out, pretend”), from prae- (“pre-”) + tendō (“stretch”); see tend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tend-|id=stretch}}, {{der|en|xno|pretendre}} Anglo-Norman pretendre, {{der|en|frm|pretendre}} Middle French pretendre, {{cog|fr|prétendre||to claim, demand}} French prétendre (“to claim, demand”), {{der|en|la|praetendere}} Latin praetendere Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pretend (uncountable)
  1. (childish, informal) the act of engaging in pretend play. Tags: childish, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-noun--JLcMPhr

Verb

IPA: /pɹəˈtɛnd/, /pɹiˈtɛnd/, /pɹɪˈtɛnd/ Audio: en-us-pretend.ogg Forms: pretends [present, singular, third-person], pretending [participle, present], pretended [participle, past], pretended [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: From Anglo-Norman pretendre, Middle French pretendre (French prétendre (“to claim, demand”)), from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō (“put forward, hold out, pretend”), from prae- (“pre-”) + tendō (“stretch”); see tend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tend-|id=stretch}}, {{der|en|xno|pretendre}} Anglo-Norman pretendre, {{der|en|frm|pretendre}} Middle French pretendre, {{cog|fr|prétendre||to claim, demand}} French prétendre (“to claim, demand”), {{der|en|la|praetendere}} Latin praetendere Head templates: {{en-verb}} pretend (third-person singular simple present pretends, present participle pretending, simple past and past participle pretended)
  1. To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. Translations (to allege falsely): voorgee (Afrikaans), mëtoj (Albanian), اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā) (Arabic), زَعَمَ (zaʕama) (Arabic), прыкіда́цца (prykidácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), прыкі́двацца (prykídvacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), прыкі́нуцца (prykínucca) [perfective] (Belarusian), да́вам вид (dávam vid) (Bulgarian), fingir (Catalan), fer veure (Catalan), 假裝 (Chinese Mandarin), 假装 (jiǎzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 佯裝 (Chinese Mandarin), 佯装 (yángzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), předstírat [imperfective] (Czech), foregive (Danish), voorwenden (Dutch), doen alsof (Dutch), veinzen (Dutch), pretenderen (Dutch), hipokriti (Esperanto), teeskennellä (Finnish), prétendre (French), finxir (Galician), vorgeben (German), prätendieren (German), vortäuschen (German), loottiissa (Ingrian), näyttää (Ingrian), fingere (Italian), ...の振りをする (...no furi o suru) (alt: ...のふりをする) (Japanese), 見せ掛ける (misekakeru) (alt: みせかける) (Japanese), 装う (yosōu) (alt: よそおう) (Japanese), finji (Kabuverdianu), ㄴ/는/은/인 체하다 (-n/-neun/-eun/-in chehada) (Korean), ㄴ/는/은/인 척하다 (-n/-neun/-eun/-in cheokhada) (Korean), simulo (Latin), fingo (Latin), ʔiw̓adəb (Lushootseed), berlagak (Malay), berpura-pura (Malay), udawać [imperfective] (Polish), fingir (Portuguese), preface (Romanian), pretinde (Romanian), де́лать вид (délatʹ vid) [imperfective] (Russian), сде́лать вид (sdélatʹ vid) [imperfective] (Russian), притворя́ться (pritvorjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), притвори́ться (pritvorítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), прики́дываться (prikídyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), прики́нуться (prikínutʹsja) [colloquial, perfective] (Russian), leig air (Scottish Gaelic), predstierať [imperfective] (Slovak), fingir (Spanish), låtsas (Swedish), magkunwari (Tagalog), kandırmak (Turkish), üç kağıda getirmek [informal] (Turkish), uydurmak [informal] (Turkish), удава́ти (udaváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), вдава́ти (vdaváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), giả vờ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-~3yBviCs Disambiguation of 'to allege falsely': 72 3 10 2 9 3 2
  2. To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.). Translations (to feign): voorgee (Afrikaans), престру́вам се (prestrúvam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), voorgeven (Dutch), teeskennellä (Finnish), tekeytyä (Finnish), προσποιούμαι (prospoioúmai) (Greek), tettet (Hungarian), finji (Kabuverdianu), whakataruna (Maori), forstille (Norwegian Bokmål), fakkeessuu (Oromo), magkunwari (Tagalog), நடி (naṭi) (Tamil), numara yapmak (Turkish), rol yapmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-pWPFMlLj Disambiguation of 'to feign': 2 80 5 2 6 3 2
  3. To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to) Translations (to lay claim to): претенди́рам (pretendíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), teeskennellä (Finnish), prétendre à (French)
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-0wNh0kAo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lushootseed translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Oromo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 3 3 10 50 3 6 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 13 7 6 11 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 7 5 11 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 6 4 11 45 4 8 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 5 4 8 49 3 6 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 7 7 8 38 7 10 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 5 5 6 46 5 8 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 7 5 10 44 4 8 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 7 7 8 39 6 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 7 5 11 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 5 5 8 48 4 7 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 6 6 16 34 8 10 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 6 4 19 35 7 9 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 15 5 6 7 45 5 8 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 5 6 7 47 5 8 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 5 6 7 47 5 8 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 16 4 5 6 50 4 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 5 6 7 47 5 8 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lushootseed translations: 16 4 5 6 50 4 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 15 7 5 10 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 6 4 22 33 5 9 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 8 6 11 38 5 9 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Oromo translations: 15 7 5 9 42 5 9 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 8 6 13 34 6 10 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 7 5 11 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 5 6 7 47 5 8 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 13 7 5 10 43 4 8 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 13 7 5 11 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 6 6 9 42 6 10 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 7 5 10 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 8 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 13 7 5 11 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 7 5 10 40 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 7 5 11 39 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of 'to lay claim to': 13 2 76 1 4 2 2
  4. To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe. Translations (to make oneself appear to do something): voorgee (Afrikaans), تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara) (Arabic), престру́вам се (prestrúvam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), симули́рам (simulíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), fer veure (Catalan), komedii (Esperanto), teeskennellä (Finnish), olla tekevinään (Finnish), feindre (French), faire semblant (French), so tun, als ob (German), tun, als ob (German), nur so tun (German), spielen (German), þykjast (Icelandic), fare finta (Italian), finji (Kabuverdianu), whakatakune (Maori), whakataruna (Maori), magkunwari (Tagalog) Translations (to make-believe): far credere (Italian), finji (Kabuverdianu), whakatakune (Maori)
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-eU78ejla Disambiguation of 'to make oneself appear to do something': 2 2 3 86 4 2 1 Disambiguation of 'to make-believe': 5 5 8 66 9 4 4
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-~8S4YSKY
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-MdtqFCFM
  7. (transitive, obsolete) To hold before one; to extend. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-pretend-en-verb-ljtxPbnf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pretender, pretense, pretension, pretentious, pretentiousness

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          "ref": "1983 October 31, Genesis, “That's All”, in Genesis",
          "text": "But I love you / More than I wanted to / There's no point in trying to pretend",
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          "ref": "2009 April 13, “Vanity publishing”, in The Economist",
          "text": "I have nothing but contempt for people who hire ghost-writers. But at least most faux authors have the decency to pretend that they are sweating blood over \"their\" book.",
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          "word": "زَعَمَ"
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          "roman": "dávam vid",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "да́вам вид"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "fingir"
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          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "fer veure"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "假裝"
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "foregive"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "hipokriti"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "prétendre"
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          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "finxir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "vorgeben"
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        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "prätendieren"
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        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "vortäuschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "loottiissa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "näyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "fingere"
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          "alt": "...のふりをする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "...no furi o suru",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "...の振りをする"
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        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "alt": "みせかける",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "misekakeru",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "見せ掛ける"
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          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "alt": "よそおう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yosōu",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "装う"
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          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "finji"
        },
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          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "-n/-neun/-eun/-in chehada",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "ㄴ/는/은/인 체하다"
        },
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          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "-n/-neun/-eun/-in cheokhada",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "ㄴ/는/은/인 척하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "simulo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "fingo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 3 10 2 9 3 2",
          "code": "lut",
          "lang": "Lushootseed",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "preface"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "pretinde"
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "word": "притворя́ться"
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
          "word": "fingir"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "sense": "to allege falsely",
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          "ref": "2007 October 29, The Guardian, London",
          "text": "Gap and other clothes manufacturers should stop using small subcontractors because they are difficult to control. Instead, they should open up their own fully-owned production facilities so that they cannot pretend ignorance when abuses are committed.",
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          "sense": "to feign",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to feign",
          "word": "voorgeven"
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          "word": "tekeytyä"
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          "sense": "to feign",
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          "word": "நடி"
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          "sense": "to feign",
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        {
          "ref": "1682, John Dryden, The Medal",
          "text": "Chiefs shall be grudged the part which they pretend.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25",
          "text": "People observed the diversity of schools and the acerbity of their disputes, and decided that all alike were pretending to knowledge which was in fact unattainable.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "to",
          "to#English"
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          "_dis1": "13 2 76 1 4 2 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pretendíram",
          "sense": "to lay claim to",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "претенди́рам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 2 76 1 4 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lay claim to",
          "word": "teeskennellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 2 76 1 4 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to lay claim to",
          "word": "prétendre à"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "2003 January 23, Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, London",
          "text": "Luster claimed that the women had consented to sex and were only pretending to be asleep.",
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          "to#English"
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          "make-believe"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 3 86 4 2 1",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "word": "voorgee"
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        {
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          "roman": "taẓāhara",
          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "word": "تَظَاهَرَ"
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "prestrúvam se",
          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "престру́вам се"
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          "roman": "simulíram",
          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "tags": [
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            "perfective"
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          "word": "симули́рам"
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          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "word": "fer veure"
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        {
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          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "word": "komedii"
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        {
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          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "word": "teeskennellä"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 86 4 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
          "word": "olla tekevinään"
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          "word": "feindre"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "word": "faire semblant"
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        {
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "spielen"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "假裝"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎzhuāng",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "假装"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "佯裝"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yángzhuāng",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "佯装"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "předstírat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "foregive"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "voorwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "doen alsof"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "veinzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "pretenderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "hipokriti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "teeskennellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "prétendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "finxir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "vorgeben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "prätendieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "vortäuschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "loottiissa"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "näyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "fingere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "...のふりをする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "...no furi o suru",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "...の振りをする"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みせかける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "misekakeru",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "見せ掛ける"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よそおう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yosōu",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "装う"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "finji"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "-n/-neun/-eun/-in chehada",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "ㄴ/는/은/인 체하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "-n/-neun/-eun/-in cheokhada",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "ㄴ/는/은/인 척하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "simulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "fingo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "ʔiw̓adəb"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "berlagak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "berpura-pura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "udawać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "fingir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "preface"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "pretinde"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "délatʹ vid",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "де́лать вид"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdélatʹ vid",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сде́лать вид"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pritvorjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "притворя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pritvorítʹsja",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "притвори́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prikídyvatʹsja",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прики́дываться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prikínutʹsja",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прики́нуться"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "leig air"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "predstierať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "fingir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "låtsas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "magkunwari"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "kandırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "üç kağıda getirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "uydurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "udaváty",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "удава́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vdaváty",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вдава́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to allege falsely",
      "word": "giả vờ"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "voorgee"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prestrúvam se",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "престру́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "voorgeven"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "teeskennellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "tekeytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prospoioúmai",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "προσποιούμαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "tettet"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "finji"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "whakataruna"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "forstille"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "fakkeessuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "magkunwari"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "naṭi",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "நடி"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "numara yapmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to feign",
      "word": "rol yapmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pretendíram",
      "sense": "to lay claim to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "претенди́рам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lay claim to",
      "word": "teeskennellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to lay claim to",
      "word": "prétendre à"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "voorgee"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taẓāhara",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "تَظَاهَرَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prestrúvam se",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "престру́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "simulíram",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "симули́рам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "fer veure"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "komedii"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "teeskennellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "olla tekevinään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "feindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "faire semblant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "so tun, als ob"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "tun, als ob"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "nur so tun"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "spielen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "present participle + stellen",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "þykjast"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "fare finta"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "finji"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "whakatakune"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "whakataruna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "whakatakune"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to make oneself appear to do something",
      "word": "magkunwari"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make-believe",
      "word": "far credere"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to make-believe",
      "word": "finji"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make-believe",
      "word": "whakatakune"
    }
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prestoren",
      "sense": "imaginary",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "imaginary",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "teeskennelty"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "imaginary",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "teeskentely"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "imaginary",
      "word": "whakakikokiko"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "imaginary",
      "word": "na niby"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "imaginary",
      "tags": [
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        "colloquial"
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      "word": "de mentirijillas"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "imaginary",
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tend-",
        "id": "stretch"
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      "expansion": "",
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "pretendre"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "prétendre",
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "From Anglo-Norman pretendre, Middle French pretendre (French prétendre (“to claim, demand”)), from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō (“put forward, hold out, pretend”), from prae- (“pre-”) + tendō (“stretch”); see tend.",
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    "pre‧tend"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "English childish terms",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the act of engaging in pretend play."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "childish"
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        "(childish, informal) the act of engaging in pretend play."
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/pɹəˈtɛnd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹiˈtɛnd/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈtɛnd/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛnd"
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}

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