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pretend
(redirected from pretending)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.
pretend to something
to claim to have a skill or quality. I can hardly pretend to the artistry that Wally has, but I can play the piano a bit. I can't pretend to that level of skill.

pretend/say that black is white
to say the opposite of what is really true She'll say that black is white if she thinks it's to her advantage.
See also: black, white


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