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pretended
UK
/prɪˈtɛndɪd/
US
/prɪˈtɛndɪd/
Used attributively and predicatively to mean ‘feigned; not genuine’.
Translations
She greeted him with pretended enthusiasm.
Она поприветствовала его с притворным энтузиазмом.
He was the pretended heir to the throne.
Он был мнимым наследником трона.
They signed a pretended agreement that held no legal weight.
Они подписали фиктивное соглашение, не имеющее юридической силы.
Additional translations
Definitions
She greeted him with pretended enthusiasm.
pretended
Past Simple
pretended
Past Simple
pretended
Past Participle
pretending
Gerund
UK
/prɪˈtɛnd/
US
/prɪˈtɛnd/
Translations
She likes to pretend she is a princess.
Она любит притворяться, что она принцесса.
He tried to pretend he was not interested.
Он пытался делать вид, что ему не интересно.
Definitions
She pretended to be asleep when her parents checked on her.
The children pretended they were pirates searching for treasure.
He pretended to know the answer, but he was just guessing.
Definitions
The children spent the afternoon in pretend, turning cardboard boxes into castles.
Definitions
She wore a pretend smile to hide her true feelings.