pretend
VERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/prɪ'tɛnd/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pretend is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1T1E1N1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does pretend mean?
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Behave unnaturally or affectedly.
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2
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.
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3
State insincerely.
“She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber”
“She pretends to be an expert on wine”
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4
Make believe with the intent to deceive.
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5
Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.
“I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong”
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6
Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of.
“pretend the title of King”
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The enactment of a pretense.
“it was just pretend”
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ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Imagined as in a play.
“dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish”
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