pretend - Meaning in Hindi

pretend - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of pretend in English

pretend adjective

1. imagined as in a play

   नाटक के समान काल्पनिक

   काल्पनिक

   Examples

   • "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
   • "play money"
   • "the make-believe world of theater"

pretend noun

1. the enactment of a pretense

   Example

   • "it was just pretend"

pretend verb

1. state insincerely

   Examples

   • "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
   • "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"
   • "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
2. make believe with the intent to deceive

   Examples

   • "He feigned that he was ill"
   • "He shammed a headache"
3. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

   Example

   • "She makes like an actress"
4. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

   Examples

   • "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"
   • "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
5. behave unnaturally or affectedly

   Example

   • "She's just acting"
6. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

   Example

   • "pretend the title of King"

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