pretending
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4.1
- noun
- /prɪˈtɛndɪŋ/
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- It's no good pretending that we're all clean.
Because when once you start with the pretending, it never ends well.
- Because when once you start with the pretending, it never ends well.
- The devil's, the devil's best attribute is pretending he doesn't exist.
Examples
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And he tries to cover it up by pretending he didn't know.
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What happens is we get used to pretending to be normal.
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Once you are there, it's time to stop pretending and go properly high end.
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I don't sit here pretending to know the meaning of life.
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We're just kind of letting things happen, just pretending it doesn't exist.
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So there's no point of pretending that these things weren't said.
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I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU THINK I DECEIVED YOU, BUT THE TRUTH IS YOU WERE THE ONLY PART OF MY LIFE WHERE THERE WAS NO PRETENDING.
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STOP WITH YOUR PRETENDING.
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His pretending to be someone else made it hard to build trust.
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Her acting skills were so good that her pretending to be a teacher seemed believable.
Synonyms
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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5.1
A way of showing yourself that hides problems to make others think well of you
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6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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5.7
An act of copying another person's voice and actions to entertain or trick people
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5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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7.9
Pretending to be someone else online to trick people
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4.6
Copying someone's voice, face and actions to entertain or trick people
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9.5
To pretend to be someone else to trick people
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7.4
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
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5.7
Pretending to be someone, for example in a play or to get attention
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9.6
Pretending to be someone else or making up a false reason to get private information
Antonyms
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pretending comes from the Latin parts pre- ('before') and tendere ('to stretch'), the same root you see in extend and tension. So pretending is like 'stretching' a story out for others, putting something forward that is not true.