Definition of Pretends. Meaning of Pretends. Synonyms of Pretends

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Definition of Pretends

Pretend
Pretend Pre*tend", v. i. 1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to. ``Countries that pretend to freedom.' --Swift. For to what fine he would anon pretend, That know I well. --Chaucer. 2. To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or performing; to profess; to make believe; to feign; to sham; as, to pretend to be asleep. ``[He] pretended to drink the waters.' --Macaulay.

Meaning of Pretends from wikipedia

- Look up pretend or pretending in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pretending or Pretend may refer to Role-playing, the act of changing of one's behaviour...
- "Time to Pretend" is a song by the American indie band MGMT, released as the lead single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on...
- Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack, was a CBS radio series for children. Prior to being renamed Let's Pretend, the program had a variety...
- MySpace page. After a 2013 Disclosure concert, the duo was criticized for pretending to live mix to a playback of a pre-recorded track. Disclosure's Guy Lawrence...
- first appeared in issue 2493, dated 28 April 1990. In each issue, Les pretends to be something and dresses up like it, beginning with a martian in his...
- film began on March 2, 2010. Originally titled Holiday in Hawaii and then Pretend Wife, it was produced by Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and released...
- Pretend It's a City is a 2021 American do****entary series directed by Martin Scorsese featuring interviews and conversations between Scorsese and Fran...
- or manner to impress others, or who pretends to belong to a particular group. A poseur may be a person who pretends to be what they are not or an insincere...
- to display peculiar behavior, falsely claiming she had been an adult pretending to be a child to justify doing so. Hulu premiered the series on March...
- "Pretend We're Dead" is a 1992 song by American all-female rock band L7, from the album Bricks Are Heavy. It was written by Donita Sparks. It was the...