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Detailed Synonyms for pretending in Englisch

pretending:

pretending Adjektiv

  1. pretending
    pretending; feigning

pretending [the ~] Nomen

  1. the pretending
    – the act of giving a false appearance 1
    the pretence; the pretending; the simulation; the feigning; the pretense
    – the act of giving a false appearance 1

Verwandte Wörter für "pretending":


Alternate Synonyms for "pretending":


Verwandte Definitionen für "pretending":

  1. the act of giving a false appearance1
    • his conformity was only pretending1

pretend:

to pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)

  1. to pretend
    to pretend; to feign; to sham; to do as if
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • feign Verb (feigns, feigned, feigning)
    • sham Verb (shams, shammed, shamming)
    • do as if Verb (does as if, did as if, doing as if)
  2. to pretend
    to play; to pretend; to play-act; to perform; to dramatize; to act; to dramatise
    • play Verb (plays, played, playing)
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • play-act Verb (play-acts, play-acted, play-acting)
    • perform Verb (performs, performed, performing)
    • dramatize Verb, amerikanisch (dramatizes, dramatized, dramatizing)
    • act Verb (acts, acted, acting)
    • dramatise Verb, britisch
  3. to pretend
    to simulate; to feign; to pretend; to do as if
    • simulate Verb (simulates, simulated, simulating)
    • feign Verb (feigns, feigned, feigning)
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • do as if Verb (does as if, did as if, doing as if)
  4. to pretend
    to pretend; to stage; to sham; to do as if; to feign
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • stage Verb (stages, staged, staging)
    • sham Verb (shams, shammed, shamming)
    • do as if Verb (does as if, did as if, doing as if)
    • feign Verb (feigns, feigned, feigning)
  5. to pretend
    to pretend; to do as if
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • do as if Verb (does as if, did as if, doing as if)
  6. to pretend
    to pretend; think a lot of oneself
  7. to pretend
    – state insincerely 1
    to pretend; to profess
    – state insincerely 1
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
      • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber1
      • She pretends to be an expert on wine1
    • profess Verb (professes, professed, professing)
      • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt1
  8. to pretend
    – make believe with the intent to deceive 1
    to affect; to pretend; to sham; to feign; to dissemble
    – make believe with the intent to deceive 1
    • affect Verb (affects, affected, affecting)
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • sham Verb (shams, shammed, shamming)
      • He shammed a headache1
    • feign Verb (feigns, feigned, feigning)
      • He feigned that he was ill1
    • dissemble Verb (dissembles, dissembled, dissembling)
  9. to pretend
    – represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like 1
    to make; to pretend; make believe
    – represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like 1
    • make Verb (makes, made, making)
      • She makes like an actress1
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
  10. to pretend
    – put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 1
    to venture; to guess; to pretend; to hazard
    – put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 1
    • venture Verb (ventures, ventured, venturing)
    • guess Verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
      • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again1
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
      • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong1
    • hazard Verb (hazards, hazarded, hazarding)
  11. to pretend
    – behave unnaturally or affectedly 1
    to act; to pretend; to dissemble
    – behave unnaturally or affectedly 1
    • act Verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • She's just acting1
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • dissemble Verb (dissembles, dissembled, dissembling)
  12. to pretend
    – put forward a claim and assert right or possession of 1
    to pretend
    – put forward a claim and assert right or possession of 1
    • pretend Verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
      • pretend the title of King1

Konjugationen für pretend:

present
  1. pretend
  2. pretend
  3. pretends
  4. pretend
  5. pretend
  6. pretend
simple past
  1. pretended
  2. pretended
  3. pretended
  4. pretended
  5. pretended
  6. pretended
present perfect
  1. have pretended
  2. have pretended
  3. has pretended
  4. have pretended
  5. have pretended
  6. have pretended
past continuous
  1. was pretending
  2. were pretending
  3. was pretending
  4. were pretending
  5. were pretending
  6. were pretending
future
  1. shall pretend
  2. will pretend
  3. will pretend
  4. shall pretend
  5. will pretend
  6. will pretend
continuous present
  1. am pretending
  2. are pretending
  3. is pretending
  4. are pretending
  5. are pretending
  6. are pretending
subjunctive
  1. be pretended
  2. be pretended
  3. be pretended
  4. be pretended
  5. be pretended
  6. be pretended
diverse
  1. pretend!
  2. let's pretend!
  3. pretended
  4. pretending
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

pretend Adjektiv

  1. pretend
    – imagined as in a play 1
    pretend; make-believe
    – imagined as in a play 1
    • pretend Adjektiv
      • dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish1
    • make-believe Adjektiv
      • the make-believe world of theater1

pretend [the ~] Nomen

  1. the pretend
    – the enactment of a pretense 1
    the pretend; the make-believe
    – the enactment of a pretense 1

Verwandte Wörter für "pretend":


Alternate Synonyms for "pretend":


Verwandte Definitionen für "pretend":

  1. imagined as in a play1
    • dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish1
  2. the enactment of a pretense1
    • it was just pretend1
  3. state insincerely1
    • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber1
    • She pretends to be an expert on wine1
  4. make believe with the intent to deceive1
  5. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like1
  6. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation1
    • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong1
  7. behave unnaturally or affectedly1
  8. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of1
    • pretend the title of King1