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WIKTIONARY
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