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pretended

[ pri-ten-did ]

adjective

  1. insincerely or falsely professed:

    a pretended interest in art.

  2. feigned, fictitious, or counterfeit:

    His pretended wealth was proved to be nonexistent.

  3. alleged or asserted; reputed.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٱԻĻ· adverb
  • -·ٱԻĻ adjective
  • ܲp·ٱԻĻ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pretended1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; pretend, -ed 2
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That individual then took on the role of an inexperienced school bursar - an administrator - who pretended to not know what was going on.

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Authorities said that on 24 April, at least five victims were offered a ride after a lacrosse game and were taken to nearby woods after the driver of the vehicle pretended to be lost.

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He pretended his group were teenagers from Chester, who mimed along to the video for the song.

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It later emerged that Jones, then 21, had pretended to be 14 and groomed her into believing she was in a relationship, which became sexual.

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"It has pretended as though the Supreme Court's order said not that they had to facilitate his release from the prison, but instead that they only had to facilitate his re-entry into the United States."

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