Definition of Pretending

1. Noun. The act of giving a false appearance. "His conformity was only pretending"


Definition of Pretending

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

2. Verb. (present participle of pretend) ¹

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Definition of Pretending

1. pretend [v] - See also: pretend

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretending

pretence
pretenceless
pretences
pretend
pretendant
pretendants
pretended
pretendedly
pretendence
pretendences
pretender
pretenders
pretendership
pretenderships
pretendeth
pretending (current term)
pretendingly
pretends
pretense
pretensed
pretenseful
pretenseless
pretenses
pretension
pretensioned
pretensioning
pretensionless
pretensions
pretentative
pretention

Literary usage of Pretending

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Herodotus by Herodotus (1828)
"It may still be seen, and is much admired for its purity. Darius hearing of this, condemned him to death, pretending that he had rebelled against him. ..."

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