What does pretended mean?
Definitions for pretended
prɪˈtɛn dɪdpre·tend·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
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
Pretended
of Pretend
Pretended(adj)
making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pretended in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pretended in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of pretended in a Sentence
He pretended to be a spectator but he had murder in his heart.
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.
To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
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.
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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