The meaning of PRETEND is to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing. How to use pretend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretend.

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

Definitions of pretending noun the act of giving a false appearance “his conformity was only pretending ” synonyms: feigning, pretence, pretense, simulation see more

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

Definition of pretend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

You can build your own theories about why that wall is there, but it is and there's no point pretending otherwise.

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: …

Synonyms for PRETENDING: posing, playing, acting, faking, masquerading, simulating, dissembling, assuming; Antonyms of PRETENDING: honest, truthful, direct, plain, open, …

[ + (that) ] He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did. The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs. [ + to infinitive ] Were you just pretending to be interested? She's not …

"I was pretending to be extremely amazing about this, extremely confident, but I sort of wasn't."