Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"pretend the title of King"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 2
"it was just pretend"
verb
Sense 3
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"
"She pretends to be an expert on wine"
Type of:
claim
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 4
"She makes like an actress"
Kinds of:
go through the motions
Derived:
make-believe
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 5
"She''s just acting"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite
Sense 6
"the make-believe world of theater"
"play money"
"dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
Similar:
unreal
verb
Sense 7
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb
Sense 8
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"
"I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
Type of:
speculate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
2
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