Definitions for pretended
prɪˈtɛn dɪdpre·tend·ed

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham(adj)

   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"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pretended

   of Pretend

2. Pretended(adj)

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

How to pronounce pretended?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. William Weinreb:

   He pretended to be a spectator but he had murder in his heart.

2. 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.

3. Jacques Derrida:

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

4. Hillary Clinton:

   This whole time they've pretended that they basically don't care about the criticism, but this is a signal they have taken that to heart and they're trying to rebut that perception.

5. 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.

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