English

Etymology
OF. feindre to pretend, from L. fingere to form, shape, invent.

Pronunciation
IPA|/feɪn/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Verb
en-verb

1. To give a mental existence to something that is not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; to pretend; to form and relate as if true.

#:He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.

1. To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit.

#:The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.

1. To dissemble; to conceal.

#:Jessica feigned the fact that she had not done her homework.

Translations
trans-top|to give a mental existence to something
Portuguese: t+|pt|inventar
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to represent by a false appearance of
Danish: t-|da|simulere
German: vorgeben, vortäuschen
Italian: t+|it|fingere
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|fingir
Spanish: t-|es|fingir
trans-bottom

trans-top|to dissemble
Portuguese: t-|pt|omitir
trans-mid
trans-bottom

checktrans
Danish: foregive

de:feign
fr:feign
io:feign
ro:feign
fi:feign
ta:feign
te:feign
vi:feign
zh:feign

• 2007-11-13 07:46 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for it, es

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