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- pronunciation:
- prih
tend
- parts of speech:
- verb, adjective
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pretends, pretending, pretended |
| definition 1: |
When you pretend to be sleeping, you are not sleeping but you act as if you are, and you want someone to believe you are.
Molly already knew what her present was, but she pretended to be surprised when she opened it.When his mom asked him to clean up his room, Tony pretended he didn't hear her.- similar words:
- claim
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| definition 2: |
When young children pretend something, they use their imagination to act like someone or something that they are not. They might act like a lion or a pirate or a monster, for example. They might act as if they are in some other place or time. They might also have fun imagining, for example, that a big box is a fort, or a broom is something that they can fly on. Little children pretend a lot, but older children and adults sometimes pretend things too.
My younger brothers like to pretend that they are astronauts exploring space.I once saw my older sister pretending she was kissing somebody.
- similar words:
- fancy, imagine, suppose
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
If a child is playing with a pretend boat, they are playing with something that is probably a toy. It is not a real boat. It is only a real boat in the child's imagination.
The children were playing in the backyard with their pretend swords made out of cardboard.Anita's little sister got a pretend oven for her birthday. |
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