Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pretend
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Pretend
pretend
~1 v 1 to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not (We're not really sisters; we were just pretending. | pretend (that)) (The candidate pretended she had worked for a newspaper before. | pretend to do sth) (Sarah pretended to be cheerful and said nothing about the argument. | pretend sth) (Dennis often pretends deafness when you ask him an awkward question.) 2 (T, usually in questions and negatives) to claim that something is true, especially something that cannot be shown to be true (pretend (that)) (I can't pretend I understand these technical terms. (=I admit I do not understand them) | pretend to sth) (I can't pretend to much expertise in computing.) 3 to imagine something is true as a game (pretend (that)) (Let's pretend we're on the moon.) ~2 adj a word meaning imaginary, used especially by or with children (We sang songs around a pretend campfire.)
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(pretends, pretending, pretended) 1. 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 not... Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep... I had no option but to pretend ignorance. VERB: V that, V to-inf, V n 2. If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game. She can sunbathe and pretend she’s in Spain... The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music. VERB: V that, V to-inf 3. If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case. We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us... Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams. VERB: with neg, V that, V to-inf ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~re, from Latin praetendere to allege as an excuse, literally, to stretch out, from prae- pre- + tendere to stretch — more at thin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing does not ~ to be a psychiatrist 2. a. to make believe ; feign he ~ed deafness b. to claim, represent, or assert falsely ~ing an emotion he could not really feel 3. archaic venture, undertake intransitive verb 1. to feign an action, part, or role especially in play 2. to put in a claim cannot ~ to any particular expertise — Clive Barnes Synonyms: see assume II. adjective Date: 1911 1. imaginary, make-believe had a ~ pal with whom he talked 2. not genuine ; mock ~ pearls 3. being a nonfunctional imitation a ~ train for the children to play in ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & adj. --v. 1 tr. claim or assert falsely so as to deceive (pretend knowledge; pretended that they were foreigners). 2 tr. imagine to oneself in play (pretended to be monsters; pretended it was night). 3 tr. a profess, esp. falsely or extravagantly (does not pretend to be a scholar). b (as pretended adj.) falsely claim to be such (a pretended friend). 4 intr. (foll. by to) a lay claim to (a right or title etc.). b profess to have (a quality etc.). --adj. colloq. pretended; in pretence (pretend money). Etymology: ME f. F pr{eacute}tendre or f. L (as PRAE-, tendere tent-, later tens- stretch) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. притворятся, делать вид; симулировать to pretend that one is asleep, to pretend to be asleep —- притвориться спящим he pretends to be very busy —- он делает вид, что очень занят to pretend to oneself —- убеждать себя 2. играть, делать понарошку (в детских играх и т. п.) we're only pretending —- мы только играем, мы понарошку let's pretend to be robbers —- давайте играть в разбойников 3. прикидываться; разыгрывать из себя he pretended he was a doctor —- он прикинулся врачом it's no use pretending you're still young —- нечего строить из себя молодого stop pretending please! —- прошу тебя (вас) прекрати(те) ломать комедию 4. использовать в качестве предлога или отговорки to pretend ignorance —- отговариваться незнанием to pretend illness as a reason for one's absence —- выставлять болезнь как причину отсутствия pretending that he had much to do, he left early —- сославшись на дела, он ушел рано 5. (to) претендовать to pretend to right —- претендовать на право to pretend to great learning —- претендовать на ученость 6. (to) быть поклонником, ухажером, претендентом he pretends to her hand —- он претендует на ее руку 7. решится, осмелиться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) притворяться, делать вид; симулировать 2) прикидываться, разыгрывать из себя 3) ссылаться на, использовать в качестве предлога 4) претендовать (на что-л.) (to); I dont pretend to a complete knowledge of the city. The young prince started a war by pretending to the crown. 5) решиться, позволить себе; to pretend to oneself - убеждать себя ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1382, "to profess or claim," from O.Fr. pretendre "to lay claim," from L. prжtendere "stretch in front, put forward, allege," from prж- "before" + tendere "to stretch," from PIE base *ten- "to stretch." Main modern sense of "feign, put forward a false claim" is late M.E.; the older sense of simply "to claim" is behind the string of royal pretenders in Eng. history. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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