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pretended
[ pri-ten-did ]
adjective
- insincerely or falsely professed:
a pretended interest in art.
- feigned, fictitious, or counterfeit:
His pretended wealth was proved to be nonexistent.
- alleged or asserted; reputed.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱԻĻ· adverb
- -·ٱԻĻ adjective
- ܲp·ٱԻĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pretended1
Example Sentences
That individual then took on the role of an inexperienced school bursar - an administrator - who pretended to not know what was going on.
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.
He pretended his group were teenagers from Chester, who mimed along to the video for the song.
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.
"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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