pretendprɪˈtɛnd
pretend (v)
- present
- pretends
- past
- pretended
- past participle
- pretended
- present participle
- pretending
pretend
pretend
English Definitions:
make-believe, pretend (adj)
the enactment of a pretense
"it was just pretend"
make-believe, pretend (verb)
imagined as in a play
"the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
dissemble, pretend, act (verb)
behave unnaturally or affectedly
"She's just acting"
pretend (verb)
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
"pretend the title of King"
guess, venture, pretend, hazard (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
make, pretend, make believe (verb)
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
"She makes like an actress"
profess, pretend (verb)
state insincerely
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
pretend (Verb)
To claim, allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
pretend (Verb)
To feign, affect (a state, quality etc.).
pretend (Verb)
To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage etc.).
pretend (Verb)
To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
Pretend
"Pretend" is a popular song, written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere. The best-known recording, by Nat King Cole was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 31, 1953 and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. Cole would later re-record the song for his 1961 album The Nat King Cole Story. The recording by Ralph Marterie was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70045. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 7, 1953 at #16, its only week on the chart. The recording by Eileen Barton was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60927. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on March 7, 1953 at #18, its only week on the chart. On the Cash Box charts, where all versions of the song were combined, the song reached a peak of #5 in 1953. The song was subsequently recorded by Tab Smith, reaching #89 on the Billboard chart in 1957, and by Carl Mann, reaching #57 on Billboard and #56 on Cash Box in 1959. Alvin Stardust's cover version was a popular hit in the United Kingdom in 1981, when it reached number four in the UK singles chart. This cover was largely based on Carl Mann's 1959-version of this song.
Pretend
Pretend is a popular song, written in 1952 by Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman and Frank Levere. The best-known recording, by Nat King Cole was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on January 31, 1953 and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 3. It also reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1953, just behind Frankie Laine's chart topping hit, "I Believe". Cole would later re-record the song for his 1961 album The Nat King Cole Story. The recording by Ralph Marterie was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70045. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on February 7, 1953 at No. 16, its only week on the chart. The recording by Eileen Barton was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60927. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on March 7, 1953 at No. 18, its only week on the chart. On the Cash Box charts, where all versions of the song were combined, the song reached a peak of No. 5 in 1953.
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