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pretend Tweet Definition of pretend Like Definition of pretend on Facebook
verb 
  1. to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly
    Don't pretend you didn't know about this!
Translations: 
  • Dutch: voorwenden, doen alsof
  • French: feindre, faire semblant
  • German: vorgeben
  • Italian: fingere
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: fingir
Etymology: From pretendre (French: prétendre (false friend)), from prítendere.

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