ALL meanings of pretended
pre·tend·ed
P p - adjective pretended Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds. 1
- verb with object pretended to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong. 1
- verb with object pretended to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign: to pretend to go to sleep. 1
- verb with object pretended to make believe: The children pretended to be cowboys. 1
- verb with object pretended to presume; venture: I can't pretend to say what went wrong. 1
- verb with object pretended to allege or profess, especially insincerely or falsely: He pretended to have no knowledge of her whereabouts. 1
- verb without object pretended to make believe. 1
- verb without object pretended to lay claim to (usually followed by to): She pretended to the throne. 1
- verb without object pretended to make pretensions (usually followed by to): He pretends to great knowledge. 1
- verb without object pretended Obsolete. to aspire, as a suitor or candidate (followed by to). 1
- adjective pretended claimed 1
- adjective pretended insincere, feigned 1
- adjective pretended fanciful; make-believe; simulated 0
- adjective pretended not genuine; feigned 0
- adjective pretended reputed or alleged 0