| PRETEND | • pretend v. To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. • pretend v. To feign, affect (A state, quality, etc.). • pretend v. To lay claim to (An ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to) |
| PRETENDS | • pretends v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pretend. • PRETEND v. to make believe. |
| PRETENDED | • pretended v. Simple past tense and past participle of pretend. • pretended adj. Feigned; counterfeit. • PRETEND v. to make believe. |
| PRETENDER | • pretender n. One who pretends. • PRETENDER n. one who lays claim to something. |
| PRETENDANT | • pretendant n. A pretender; a claimant. • PRETENDANT n. a pretender; a claimant, also PRETENDENT. |
| PRETENDENT | • pretendent n. Alternative form of pretendant. • PRETENDENT n. a pretender; a claimant, also PRETENDANT. |
| PRETENDERS | • pretenders n. Plural of pretender. • PRETENDER n. one who lays claim to something. |
| PRETENDING | • pretending n. The act of imagining; make-believe. • pretending v. Present participle of pretend. • PRETEND v. to make believe. |
| PRETENDANTS | • pretendants n. Plural of pretendant. • PRETENDANT n. a pretender; a claimant, also PRETENDENT. |
| PRETENDEDLY | • pretendedly adv. In a way that is pretended; under false pretence. • PRETENDED adv. PRETEND, to make believe. |
| PRETENDENTS | • pretendents n. Plural of pretendent. • PRETENDENT n. a pretender; a claimant, also PRETENDANT. |
| PRETENDINGLY | • pretendingly adv. So as to pretend. • pretendingly adv. As if by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously. • PRETENDING adv. PRETEND, to make believe. |
| UNPRETENDING | • unpretending adj. Unpretentious, real, genuine. • UNPRETENDING adj. unpretentious. |
| PRETENDERSHIP | • pretendership n. The character or claims of a pretender. • PRETENDERSHIP n. the office of pretender. |
| PRETENDERSHIPS | • pretenderships n. Plural of pretendership. • PRETENDERSHIP n. the office of pretender. |
| UNPRETENDINGLY | • unpretendingly adv. Without pretence or pretension. • UNPRETENDING adv. unpretentious. |