pretend
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The meaning (definition) of the word pretend
to act like something is real when it is not
The word pretend used in a sentence
“Let's pretend this box is a spaceship.”
Words that mean the same as pretend (synonyms)
imagineact
How the word pretend is said around the world
| French | faire semblant (fair sahn-BLAHN) |
| Spanish | imaginar (ee-mah-khee-NAHR) |
| Mandarin | 假装 (jyah jwahng) |
| Hindi | मान लेना (mahn LAY-nah) |
| Arabic | يَتَظاهَر (ya-ta-ZAA-har) |
| Russian | притворяться (preet-va-RYAT-sa) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fingir (feen-ZHEER) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fingir (feen-ZHEER) |
| Japanese | ふりをする (FOO-ree oh soo-ROO) |
| German | so tun, als ob (zoh TOON ahls op) |
| Urdu | مان لینا (mahn LAY-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਝੂਠ-ਮੂਠ ਕਰਨਾ (JHOOTH-mooth kuhr-NAH) |
| Korean | 상상하다 (sahng-sahng-hah-DAH) |
| Hebrew | לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים (le-ha-a-MEED pah-NEEM) |
| Greek | κάνω πως (KAH-noh pohs) |
| Dutch | doen alsof (doon ahl-SOF) |
| Tagalog | magkunwari (mag-kun-WA-ree) |
| Vietnamese | giả vờ (zah VUH) |
| Turkish | mış gibi yapmak (muhsh GEE-bee yahp-MAHK) |
| Persian | وانمود کردن (vahn-MOOD kar-DAN) |
| Polish | udawać (oo-DAH-vach) |
| Ukrainian | уявляти (oo-yahv-LYAH-tee) |
| Bengali | ভান করা (BHAN ko-ra) |
| Swedish | låtsas (LOHT-sahs) |
| Italian | fare finta (FAH-ray FEEN-tah) |
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