pretended

pri-TEN-did/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/

2 meanings of pretended

1
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of pretend. Use this form for something that already happened.
She pretended to be asleep when her mom came in.
The kids pretended that the living room floor was hot lava.
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2
adjective
Not real, but made to look or seem real.
Like a fake smile that someone puts on when they don't really mean it.
Her pretended smile didn't fool anyone at the party.
He gave a pretended cough to get everyone's attention.
Similarfeigned, false, fake, sham, affected
Oppositegenuine, real, sincere, true
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pretended is a form of pretend

pretend, verb: To play by acting as if something untrue is real, just for fun. Full entry

Forms: pretendpretends he/she/itpretending -ing formpretended past tense, past participle
Spelling: pretend → pretended: add -ed

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