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    pretend

    US /prɪˈtɛnd/

    ・

    UK /prɪ'tend/

    A2TOEIC
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To act as if something is true when it is not
    Let's pretend the sky is blue, even though we know it is raining
    adj.AdjectiveNot real; imaginary.
    Let's play a pretend game where we're pirates.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The act of pretending; make-believe.
    They were lost in a world of pretend.

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    How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • It's a hateful word, but we can't pretend it doesn't exist.

      It's a hateful word, but we can't pretend it doesn't exist.

    • It's a hateful word, but we can't pretend it doesn't exist.

      It's a hateful word, but we can't pretend it doesn't exist.

    B1

    Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out ( cover by J.Fla )

    03:07Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out ( cover by J.Fla )
    • You used to pray, pretend, give each other different names.

      You used to pray, pretend, give each other different names.

    • You used to pray, pretend, give each other different names.

      You used to pray, pretend, give each other different names.

    A2

    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • PRETEND WE SAW

      PRETEND WE SAW

    B1

    Peppa Pig Shopping Part 41 - Peppa Pig HD

    05:06Peppa Pig Shopping Part 41 - Peppa Pig HD
    • delicious it does look rather yummy oh let's pretend it was on the list

      delicious it does look rather yummy oh let's pretend it was on the list

    • Oh, let's pretend it was on the list.

      Oh, let's pretend it was on the list.

    B2

    Why Billionaires Try So Hard To Look "Poor"

    11:51Why Billionaires Try So Hard To Look "Poor"
    • But there are still two more reasons why they try so hard to pretend that they don't exist.

      But there are still two more reasons why they try so hard to pretend that they don't exist.

    B1

    Fake accident: YouTuber jailed: BBC News Review

    06:43Fake accident: YouTuber jailed: BBC News Review
    • And a related but slightly different meaning; stage can mean pretend.

      And a related but slightly different meaning; stage can mean pretend.

    • can mean pretend.

      can mean pretend.

    B1

    Millennials Are Still The Stupidest Generation. Brad Upton

    07:00Millennials Are Still The Stupidest Generation. Brad Upton
    • Can you imagine now a kid even pretend to point a gun at a teacher.

      Can you imagine now a kid even pretend to point a gun at a teacher.

    • pretend to point a gun at a teacher.

      pretend to point a gun at a teacher.

    A2

    My Horrible Nightmare Group Project

    09:48My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
    • When the professor dropped it on us that it was a group project, everyone was like, "Oh god, frickin'." Now I gotta pretend like I know these hockey pucks.

      When the professor dropped it on us that it was a group project, everyone was like, "Oh god, frickin'." Now I gotta pretend like I know these hockey pucks.

    • "Oh god, freakin', now I gotta pretend that I know these hockey pucks."

      "Oh god, freakin', now I gotta pretend that I know these hockey pucks."

    A2

    Strangers Trying to Sell You Stuff

    08:50Strangers Trying to Sell You Stuff
    • "My mom's not home." But one day, that's not going to work, so for now I just have to pretend that I'm interested, tell them I'll give them a call,

      "My mom's not home." But one day, that's not going to work, so for now I just have to pretend that I'm interested, tell them I'll give them a call,

    • So for now, I've just got to pretend I'm interested, tell them I'll give them a call, and then put their leaflet into the pile.

      So for now, I've just got to pretend I'm interested, tell them I'll give them a call, and then put their leaflet into the pile.

    A2

    Chris Evans' Parents Played a Crazy April Fools' Prank on Him

    01:55Chris Evans' Parents Played a Crazy April Fools' Prank on Him
    • My mother used to lay on the ground and pretend to be dead until we cried.

      My mother used to lay on the ground and pretend to be dead until we cried.

    • GROUND AND PRETEND TO BE DEAD.

      GROUND AND PRETEND TO BE DEAD.

    A2