Dictionary definition · pretend
noun
- the enactment of a pretense"it was just pretend"
verb
- make believe with the intent to deceive"He feigned that he was ill"
- behave unnaturally or affectedly"She's just acting"
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of"pretend the title of King"
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like"She makes like an actress"
- state insincerely"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
adjective
- imagined as in a play"the make-believe world of theater"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).