Origin: Latin
prefix pre-
Pretended has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of pretend
Adjective
1
adopted in order to deceive
"an assumed name"
"an assumed cheerfulness"
"a fictitious address"
"fictive sympathy"
"a pretended interest"
"a put-on childish voice"
"sham modesty"
Example Sentences
"an assumed name"
adjective
"an assumed cheerfulness"
adjective
"a fictitious address"
adjective
"fictive sympathy"
adjective
"a pretended interest"
adjective
"a put-on childish voice"
adjective
"sham modesty"
adjective