What does make believe mean?

Definitions for make believe
make be·lieve

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pretense, pretence, make-believenoun

    imaginative intellectual play

  2. make-believe, pretendadjective

    the enactment of a pretense

    "it was just pretend"

  3. make-believe, pretendverb

    imagined as in a play

    "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"

  4. make, pretend, make believeverb

    represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

    "She makes like an actress"

GCIDE

  1. make believeverb

    To pretend; -- often used with that, but often having the that omitted; as, he made believe he didn't hear her; or he made believe that he didn't hear her.

Wiktionary

  1. make believenoun

    The act of pretending that what is imaginary is real.

  2. make believeverb

    To pretend or imagine.

  3. make believeadjective

    imaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially when imagined by a child

Wikipedia

  1. Make Believe

    Make Believe is a hit song by the American rock band Toto, released as the second single from their triple platinum 1982 album Toto IV. It peaked at #19 in Cash Box magazine and at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 25 September 1982.

ChatGPT

  1. make believe

    Make believe refers to the act of pretending, imagining, or creating a fictional story, scenario, or character, typically as a form of play or entertainment. This can involve role-playing, use of props, or any form of fantastical or creative thinking. It's common among children as a part of their developmental process but can also be used by adults in various contexts like theater, storytelling, and more.

Wikidata

  1. Make Believe

    Make Believe is the fifth studio album by Weezer, released on May 10, 2005, the eleventh anniversary of the release of their debut album. Bolstered by the Top 10 hit single "Beverly Hills", it gave Weezer their biggest chart album peak yet, hitting #11 in the UK, #1 in Canada, and #2 in the U.S., where it went gold quickly, and eventually platinum. The song also earned the band their first Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song. Despite this, Make Believe has received mixed reviews from critics and fans, though it has remained a consistent seller. As of December 2007, Make Believe has sold 1,215,000 units in the U.S. alone. It reached number two, the band's highest peak to date. Make Believe features the band's first two songs to top the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, the aforementioned "Beverly Hills" and "Perfect Situation."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make believe in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make believe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of make believe in a Sentence

  1. Louis-Ferdinand Céline:

    To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe.

  2. Jack Sellers:

    Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is done explaining anything to these people who are playing investigator with our constituents' ballots and equipment, paid for with real people's tax dollars. People's ballots and money are not make-believe, maricopa County Board of Supervisors's time to be done with this craziness.

  3. Napoleon Bonaparte:

    Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe.

  4. William Hazlitt:

    Man is a make-believe animal - he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

  5. Amy Catalano:

    It was amazing, it felt like a movie prop, it looked make-believe almost.

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