Definitions for pretended
prɪˈtɛn dɪdpre·tend·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, shamadjective

   adopted in order to deceive

   "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

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1. pretended

   Pretended generally refers to the act of making something appear to be true or real when it is not, often with the intention to deceive or mislead. It can also mean behaving in a way that is intended to make others believe something that is not true, such as simulating feelings, actions or motives.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretended

   of Pretend

2. Pretendedadjective

   making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend

How to pronounce pretended?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   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

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pretended in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretended in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretended in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of pretended in a Sentence

1. Jacqueline van Maarsen:

   Otto gave me a copy of the farewell letter Anne wrote to me in hiding. I was surprised because there were two letters: the second was a reply to a letter she pretended I had written to her. She wrote: “I am thinking so much of you,” and “Let’s always be good friends until I come back.” She must have been very lonely.

2. Jacques Derrida:

   To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The essence of all jokes, of all comedy, seems to be an honest or well intended halfness; a non performance of that which is pretended to be performed, at the same time that one is giving loud pledges of performance. The balking of the intellect, is comedy and it announces itself in the pleasant spasms we call laughter.

4. Samuel Johnson:

   Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. But let it be considered that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self- interest.

5. R Chamberlain:

   There is not half so much danger in the desperate sword of a known foe as in the smooth insinuations of a pretended friend.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pretended
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretended