pretended

[US]/prɪ'tendɪd/
[UK]/pri'tɛndɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. feigned; having a false appearance; alleged

Example Sentences

he pretended it was a casual meeting.

pretended they were on a cruise.

a pretended interest in the proceedings.

the pretended heir to the throne.

He pretended not to know the facts.

She pretended not to notice.

He pretended to fall over.

They pretended that they were tourists.

He pretended to learning.

The young prince pretended to the throne.

He politely pretended not to have heard this remark.

she pretended to tie a non-existent shoelace.

He pretended that he was the real king.

He pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people.

she turned the pages and pretended to read.

she pretended a greater surprise than she felt.

He made nothing of it—pretended he didn’t mind.

One of the interrogators pretended to be acting more in sorrow than in anger.

[My bedmate pretended to be asleep" (George W. Cable).

Real-world Examples

He pretended to be straightening the cushion pile.

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They pretended to great delicacy, modesty and innocence.

Source: Gone with the Wind

She pretended to have a headache, Cam.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Just like I pretended to like nana.

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Sansa pretended that she had not heard.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

She pretended to box his ears, laughing.

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Don't pretended to know what you don't know.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

He and his friends pretended to be pirates.

Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Simplified Edition)

Then you pretended to go without buying it?

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We pretended. We all became smart cowards.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

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