Pretend Mnemonic
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pretend
pretend
/pɹɪˈtɛnd/
Examples
- His behavior was pretended.
- Men pretended to be heterosexual.
- She pretends to be prudish.
- The baby pretended to strut.
- But let's not pretend it's the end of the world.
- Juan was the pretender to the Spanish throne.
- The character is pretended to be deaf and mute.
- The character pretended to be deaf and mute.
- Don't pretend that I'm the recalcitrant one.
- He fell to the ground and pretended to be unconscious.
the enactment of a pretense
noun
make believe with the intent to deceive
verb
behave unnaturally or affectedly
verb
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
verb
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
verb
state insincerely
verb
imagined as in a play
adjective
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"Pre + Tend. Before the truth, they pretend, like kids with a game they extend."
Pre + Tend. They play pretend, a game to make believe and extend.
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