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pretending

The correct spelling is pretending.

How to pronounce pretending

verb

Say it like: Pre-ten-din-g

The correct spelling is pretending. To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
  2. 2.To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
  3. 3.To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
  4. 4.To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
  5. 5.To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.

noun

  1. 1.The act of imagining; make-believe

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