She looked like she was enjoying the party but she was just pretending. It was a mistake, and to pretend otherwise would be foolish. The children were pretending to be animals. He pretended …

PRETENDING definition: 1. present participle of pretend 2. to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not…. Learn more.

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To give a false appearance of; feign: "You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism" (Anthony Burgess). 2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely: …

Pretend (that) I'm your boss. What would you say? The children were pretending to be animals. He pretended to make a phone call. Let's just pretend for a moment. I'm your boss. What …

If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not. I pretend that things are really okay when they're …

Synonyms for PRETENDING: hypocritical, duplicitous, insincere, posing, dissimulating, dissembling, bluffing, unscrupulous; Antonyms of PRETENDING: honest, truthful, direct, plain, …

[ + to infinitive] Were you just pretending to be interested? She's not really hurt - she's only pretending. Of course I was angry - I can't pretend otherwise .

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pretending (usually uncountable, plural pretendings) The act of imagining; make-believe. Synonym: pretend (chiefly in childspeak)