pretend
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3.6
- noun
- /prɪˈtɛnd/
- We bring out our whole staff and we have them go through the motions, making pretend burgers and fries.
- pretend play
- pretend play behavior
- pretend play stages
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- So what's going to happen when that now what I said, what they're doing is they're playing pretend and extend.
- You were playing guitar pretend with Beach Boys.
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In summary, this research gives valuable insight into the complex relationship between pretend play and intellectual development.
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All children increased and maintained their diversity of pretend play and related behaviors after intervention.
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Children engage and pretend play very early on in their development.
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I fell into that, world of pretend.
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First, were there differences between the groups of children in pretend play development?
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In this study, the children generalized pretend play across behaviors, materials, adults, and settings.
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Children with disabilities play less often and demonstrate fewer varied pretend play behaviors than children with typical development.
Academic text (2015) -
The Creativity subset shows the extent of parental support for children's pretending and imaginative functioning.
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During recess, the kids enjoyed engaging in pretend play as they acted out various adventures.
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Her favorite activity was pretend play, where she would create stories with her dolls.
Synonyms
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3.2
Play in which people pretend and imagine stories and roles
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3.3
An activity where people pretend to be someone else to practice real situations
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6.0
A type of play in which people imagine and act out stories
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5.7
Pretending to be someone, for example in a play or to get attention
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Etymology
Pretend comes from old parts pre- 'before' and tend 'stretch', the same root you see in tension and tend. That idea of 'stretching' reality into a story is why pretend can mean make-believe or imaginative play.