Look up: pretend

1. pretend
   [v] - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
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2. Pretend
   Pre·tend' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pretended ; present participle & verbal noun Pretending .] [ Middle English pretenden to lay claim to, French prétendre<...
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3. Pretend
   Pre·tend' intransitive verb 1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to . 'Countries that pretend to freedom.' Swift. « For to ...
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4. Pretend
   • (v. i.) To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to. • (v. t.) To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden. • (v. i.) To hol...
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5. pretend
   pretend 1. To claim; profess; allege [to stretch forth or to move in a certain direction]. 2. To claim or profess falsely; feign;. 3. To make believe, as in play or in an attempt to deceive; feign. Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pro-. Related 'time' units: ae...
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6. Pretend
   (song) "`Pretend`" is a popular song, written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere. The best-known recording, by Nat King Cole was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 31, 1953 and ...
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