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pretended
Verb
  • simple past tense and past participle of pretend
pretend
Verb
  • To claim, allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. [from 14th c.]
  • To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.). [from 15th c.]
  • To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). [from 15th c.] (originally used without to)
  • To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
  • To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden. transitive, obsolete
  • To intend; to design; to plot; to attempt. transitive, obsolete
  • To hold before one; to extend. transitive, obsolete