English
Etymology
From OF. pretendre (French: prétendre (false friend)), from L. prætendere.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-pretend.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb
#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!
Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations
trans-top|to act as though something is different from what it is
Arabic: Arab|ادعى IPAchar|(iɖáʕÄ)
Chinese: å‡è£… (jiÇŽzhuÄng)
Dutch: voorwenden, doen alsof
Finnish: teeskennellä
French: feindre, faire semblant
German: vorgeben
Italian: fingere
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Japanese: 振りをã™ã‚‹ (ãµã‚Šã‚’ã™ã‚‹, furi o suru)
Korean: -ì¸ ì²´í•˜ë‹¤ (-in chehada)
Portuguese: fingir
Russian: делать вид (délat’ vÃd), притворÑÑ‚ÑŒÑÑ (pritvorját’s’a)
Spanish: fingir
Swedish: låtsa
Ukrainian: удавати (udaváty), вдавати (vdaváty)
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Derived terms
pretender
pretension
pretentious
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