Definitions for make-believe
make-be·lieve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Make-believeadjective

   Imaginary; as, the child had a make-believe friend to whom he often talked.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. make-believenoun

   The quality or act of pretending; assuming something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

2. Etymology: From make + believe.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. make-believe

   Make-believe refers to the act of pretending, creating, or imagining something that is not real or true. It often involves inventing characters and scenarios, typically as a form of childhood play, but can also be used in literature, theater, and other creative outlets.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Make-believenoun

   a feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention

2. Make-believeadjective

   feigned; insincere

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Randi McGinn:

   We’re used to people coming in from out of town to play cowboy who don’t know how to use guns, you don’t hand somebody a gun until you give them safety training… No one should ever die with a real gun on a make-believe movie set.

2. Maya MacGuineas:

   The entire process has become one of missed deadlines, make-believe budgets filled with gimmicks and magic asterisks.

3. Linda Wasmer Andrews:

   Free play is as good for developing minds as it is for growing bodies, through unfettered play, children interact with their world and stretch their creativity. To watch young children engaged in make-believe play is to be in awe of undiluted imagination.

4. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP -RRB- Lopez:

   I do n’t judge anybody. If you want to do Botox and injectables, that’s fine ! But I do n’t want people lying on me and saying, ‘ Oh, she’s trying to make believe that this stuff works,' no, I ’m telling you what I do that works ! Please do n’t call me a liar. I do n’t have to lie about things. I’ve been pretty honest about my whole life.

5. Napoleon Bonaparte:

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

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=make-believe
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=make-believe
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Make-believe
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make-believe