Pretend
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Pretend
Verb
- To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"You don't have to pretend that the soup tastes fine."
- To engage in make-believe.
"She moved her fingers across the desk, pretending to play the piano."
- To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
"She's pretending illness to get out of the business meeting."
- To lay claim (to an ability, status, advantage, etc.).
"The family's exile was intended to stop them pretending to the throne."
- To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
Adjective
Anagrams of Pretend
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