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Main Entry:
pre·tend
[
pri-
tend
]
/
prɪˈtɛnd
/
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Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
pretend
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Fake crying and
pretend
laughing are among the earliest.
He definitely engages in
pretend
play, but he likes to be clear and explicit about when he's
pretend
ing and when he isn't.
One must maintain one's cool when toddlers
pretend
a bowl of cereal is a tom-tom.
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Fake crying and
pretend
laughing are among the earliest.
He definitely engages in
pretend
play, but he likes to be clear and explicit about when he's
pretend
ing and when he isn't.
One must maintain one's cool when toddlers
pretend
a bowl of cereal is a tom-tom.
Some
pretend
to work, and have guaranteed fire proof positions.
The easiest approach for the time being is to
pretend
it's not happening.
It's disingenuous of economists to
pretend
there aren't.
In the postcard, have them
pretend
that they have visited one of the ecosystems.
The dullest, safest course is to stay home and try to
pretend
you're unavailable to your department for half a year.
It is realistic to think some people
pretend
to have contact with aliens, yes.
However, buckyballs are different from superatoms as they do not
pretend
to be another element entirely.
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