to fake
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4.8
- verb
- /feɪk/
:
fingir
- He's like, really, yeah, I've been faking it this whole time.
- fake your way through
What many people do is that they learn to fake positive emotion.
- What many people do is that they learn to fake positive emotion.
- I mean, you can always fake it all, I suppose, right?
- And it's reasons why people on YouTube think that I'm faking or lying about being blind.
- I mean, it's not I, I don't want you to fake being who you are, right?
- You get people who fake that they're asleep.
- Well, Oh no, he faked yawns while nodding his head.
- And I said, oh, easy pretty, I can fake being smart.
- I'm not going to lie, I have faked the bad signal you have.
- So he he faked, I pulled my feet back.
- Sort of in essence future faking yourself that things can change.
- But a key part of trauma bonding is when we future fake ourselves.
Examples
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We often hear the term fake it until you make it right.
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In much of the art world, it is impossible to fake it for very long.
Academic text (1994) -
And she said you learn how to fake it really, really well.
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I mean, you can always fake it all, I suppose, right?
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I fake being crazy for a few weeks to get away from it all.
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What many people do is that they learn to fake positive emotion.
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But in her journal she says I'm going to fake being pregnant.
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Solution: Just "fake it 'til you make it," and stop acting like such a cad.
Academic text (2007) -
Students sometimes fake having a cell phone conversation to purposefully avoid interacting with those around them.
Academic text (2013) -
To succeed in the interview, she decided to fake her confidence even though she was nervous.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
To say something that is not true to trick someone
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2.3
To act as if something is true when it is not
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9.3
To speak in a way that tries to trick someone
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6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
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7.3
To make documents or facts not true to deceive people
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9.3
To speak in a way that is not honest to trick people or make yourself look good
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7.2
Pretend to feel something, like surprise or interest, to trick other people
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9.0
Say things that are not true to make people believe you
3
6.0
Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people
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4.5
To trick people into believing something false
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6.4
To pretend to be or feel something to trick people
1
9.9
To say things without knowing the facts or that are not true
To trick or cheat someone by lying
Compounds
- Offensive
3
4.5
A negative label people use to attack a report or news source for political reasons
An object that looks like a book but is not, used to decorate shelves or hide small things
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fake comes from slang words meaning 'to pretend'. A helpful way to remember it is that to fake confidence is to act like you have it when you do not, which is why we say someone 'faked' it.