en pretend

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, JMDict 1.07, Verbosity players, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en make-believe (a, wn) ➜
  • en make-believe (n, act) ➜
  • en feign (v, communication) ➜
  • en guess (v, communication) ➜
  • en make (v, communication) ➜
  • en profess (v, communication) ➜
  • en dissemble (v, creation) ➜
  • fi julistautua (v, possession) ➜
  • fr faire semblant (v, possession) ➜
  • fr feindre (v, possession) ➜
  • id beracah-acah (v, possession) ➜
  • id berlagak (v, possession) ➜
  • id bermuka-muka (v, possession) ➜
  • id berpretensi (v, possession) ➜
  • id berpura-pura (v, possession) ➜
  • id bersandiwara (v, possession) ➜
  • ja うわべを飾る (v) ➜
  • ja なんちゃって ➜
  • ja フリをする (v) ➜
  • ja 上辺を飾る (v) ➜
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pretend requires…

  • en have an imagination ➜
  • en use your imagination ➜
  • en imagine ➜
  • en act ➜
  • en have a good imagination ➜
  • en Act in that manner ➜
  • en act smart ➜
  • en become an actor ➜
  • en day dream ➜
  • en engage your imagination ➜
  • en fake ➜
  • en be false ➜
  • en forget reality ➜
  • en be a good liar ➜
  • en have fun with it ➜
  • en ignore reality ➜
  • en imagane ➜
  • en imagine something other than reality ➜
  • en imagine yourself in a situation ➜
  • en be in a play ➜
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Related terms

  • en pretense (n) ➜
  • en pretentious (a) ➜
  • sh junačiti (v) ➜
  • sh praviti (v) ➜
  • sh pretvarati (v) ➜
  • en act ➜
  • ang licettan (v) ➜
  • ang lætan (v) ➜
  • ar ادعى (v) ➜
  • ar تباءس (v) ➜
  • ar تباكى (v) ➜
  • ar تشاعر (v) ➜
  • ar تظاهر (v) ➜
  • ar تعالم (v) ➜
  • ar تكذب (v) ➜
  • ar تناعس (v) ➜
  • ar تناوم (v) ➜
  • ar زعم (v) ➜
  • bg пиша се (v) ➜
  • ca afectar (v) ➜
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pretend is a subevent of…

  • en you lie ➜
  • en use your imagination ➜
  • en act ➜
  • en laughter ➜
  • en people believe you ➜
  • en religion ➜
  • en beeing caught ➜
  • en you can fool somebody ➜
  • en daydreams ➜
  • en fun ➜
  • en imagine ➜
  • en imagine a scenario ➜
  • en losing touch with reality ➜
  • en a vision of loveliness ➜

pretend is motivated by…

  • en be an actor ➜
  • en it is playful ➜
  • en you are playing ➜
  • en deceive someone ➜
  • en fool someone ➜
  • en fool others ➜
  • en it is fun ➜
  • en it makes others happy ➜
  • en people to think highly of you ➜
  • en perform a character in a play ➜
  • en the truth can hurt ➜
  • en you are trying to fool someone ➜
  • en you were acting ➜

Things that make you want pretend

  • en acting ➜
  • en reality ➜
  • en an awkward situation ➜
  • en a beautiful girl ➜
  • en Being in a bad situation ➜
  • en desire to act ➜
  • en Fantasizing ➜
  • en a good movie ➜
  • en a good story ➜
  • en Having a healthy imagination ➜
  • en Playing a game ➜
  • en A Role Playing Game ➜

pretend is the first step of…

  • en act ➜
  • en act on a stage ➜
  • en decide what you are pretending ➜
  • en fool others ➜
  • en get laid ➜
  • en imagine ➜
  • en make believe ➜
  • en put yourself into another's shoes ➜
  • en willingly suspend your disbelief ➜

Word forms

  • en pretend (v) ➜
  • en pretended (v) ➜
  • en pretendest (v) ➜
  • en pretendeth (v) ➜
  • en pretending ➜
  • en pretending (v) ➜
  • en pretend (v) ➜
  • en pretends (v) ➜

Derived terms

  • en pretend (v) ➜
  • en pretend (v) ➜
  • en pretendest ➜
  • en pretendeth ➜
  • en pretendian ➜
  • en pretendolino ➜

Etymological roots of "pretend"

  • frm pretendre ➜
  • la praetendere ➜
  • xno pretendre ➜

pretend is the last step of…

  • en forget reality ➜
  • en laugh ➜
  • en use your imagination ➜

Things capable of pretend

  • en an actor ➜

Things that want pretend

  • en children ➜
  • en people ➜

Things that require pretend

  • en act in a play ➜
  • en stay in bed ➜

pretend is a way of…

  • en claim (v, possession) ➜

Etymologically related

  • en tend ➜
  • fr prétendre ➜
  • la prae ➜
  • la praetendo ➜
  • la tendo ➜

Antonyms

  • en actual ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 202280644-v
  • en.wiktionary.org pretend
  • fr.wiktionary.org pretend
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