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pretend
/prɪˈtend/
verb
udawać
/uˈdavat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
symulować
Definition
To behave as if something is true when you know it is not, often as a game or to deceive.
Examples
The children love to pretend they are superheroes.
Dzieci uwielbiają udawać, że są superbohaterami.
He pretended not to hear me.
Udał, że mnie nie słyszy.
Collocations
pretend to bepretend not topretend play
Word forms
pretendedpast simplepretendingpresent participlepretendsthird person singular
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