"Pretend" means to act or behave as if something is true or real, even though it is not. It is like playing make-believe or imagining that something is happening.
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Do
n't pretend not to know the difference just to make a statement.
Not only does
pretend play give your child an opportunity to use his imagination, but research shows that kids who play make - believe tend to be happier than other kids.
Don't
pretend like you're not living in a grid of faith right now.
And instead
of pretending like this is just an issue of women's rights, perhaps we should acknowledge the very real and very troubling moral questions surrounding a voluntarily terminated pregnancy.
For more fun, encourage imaginative play
by pretending to be an eagle or a monkey while making funny animal sounds.
Is «a freak occurrence» another way of saying
lets pretend it never happened?
I want nothing to do with this gross and disgusting corruption and with those
who pretend not to know it is, and so turn a blind eye.
Some people like to dance around it, but let's all just
stop pretending for a moment, if we can.
Don't
even pretend like you expected for there not to be peanut butter or chocolate in this recipe.
It would be like trying to study the solar system
while pretending gravity doesn't exist.
If you keep still long enough you might get away
with pretending to be asleep.
So often,
people pretend as if they're listening, but they're really just waiting for the other person to stop talking.
People can
only pretend for so long, and being who you are from the start can be refreshing for all involved.
I smell somebody who's guilty paying off and
then pretending to be not - guilty.
If an actor decided to behave for a year as
if pretending to be other people was wrong, I'm pretty sure he'd lose any jobs he'd have, as well.
This man is blindly following something that was written in a book by
men pretending to hear the word of some «god».
That is why I need to start the fall crafts to at
least pretend like fall is approaching.
We have serious time pressure here
so pretend your future depends on your actions right now, because in reality, it does.
Never pretend anything to find a partner of the type you want because there are millions of singles waiting to hear from you.
Do you think I should tell the students my stand or should I go
on pretending to believe?
The typical gags involve burnt flesh and the sight of
someone pretending to crush a puppy to death.
My daughter has often got more enjoyment
from pretending a tea - towel is a hat.
Many have set up shady companies
which pretend to be dealing in cryptocurrencies, yet they are after stealing from investors.
Lately, I've also noticed how people
often pretend to like something just to be accepted by others.
If you didn't know these blocks were a race track,
what pretend play would you think they were being used for?
If the surface has warmed in the past couple of decades, as the surface datasets
now pretend, CO2 can not have been the cause.
Let
children pretend to be apple trees and use their bodies to show each tree part.
I don't believe in a god and could not live any amount of
time pretending as is I did.
The Greek government just want to pass the problem on to someone else, and is very good at
pretending nothing is wrong.
This is not climate denial of the Republican sort, where people
simply pretend the science isn't real.
I want my partner to feel comfortable in her own apartment
without pretending not to see ever - growing piles of books.