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pretended

/prɪˈtɛndɪd/

Translations

pretendedpast participle

Used attributively and predicatively to mean ‘feigned; not genuine’.

She greeted him with pretended enthusiasm.

Elle l'a salué avec un enthousiasme feint.

Additional translations

simuléPlus rare; souligne le caractère artificiel ou volontairement affiché.

pretendverb

pretended

Past Simple

pretended

Past Simple

pretended

Past Participle

pretending

Gerund

/prɪˈtɛnd/

faire semblantSens courant : agir comme si quelque chose était vrai.

She pretended to be asleep when her parents checked on her.

Elle a fait semblant de dormir quand ses parents sont venus la voir.

Additional translations

prétendreEmploi plus soutenu ou formel : affirmer faussement.

imaginerDans le jeu ou le registre enfantin : se représenter une situation fictive.

Synonyms

pretendedpast participle

Not genuine; feigned; made to appear to be something that it is not.

She greeted him with pretended enthusiasm.

pretendverb

To act as if something is true when it is not.

She pretended to be asleep when her parents checked on her.

To make believe or imagine something.

The children pretended they were pirates searching for treasure.

To claim or assert something falsely.

He pretended to know the answer, but he was just guessing.