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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.To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- 2.To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- 3.To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- 4.To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
- 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.The act of imagining; make-believe
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