Pretend
🇬🇧 UK/pɹɪˈtɛnd/🇺🇸 US/pɹɪˈtɛnd/
Other forms
English
- 1.v.To act as if something is true when it is not, especially to deceive or in play.
- 2.v.To claim or allege something, often without basis.
Examples
- ENThe children pretend to be pirates on the playground.
- ENHe pretends that he knows the answer, but he doesn't.