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feign in Arabic

تَظَاهَرَ taẓāhara

/feɪn/

feign in Arabic: تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara), اِخْتَلَقَ (iḵtalaqa), تَصَنَّعَ (taṣannaʕa), وَرَّى (warrā). In English, feign means to make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

Arabic words for feign

to make a false show
تَظَاهَرَ taẓāhara, اِخْتَلَقَ iḵtalaqa, تَصَنَّعَ taṣannaʕa
to hide, conceal, or dissemble
وَرَّى warrā
to imagine, to invent, to pretend; to give a mental existence to something
يَزْعُم yazʕum, تَخَيَّل taḵayyal

English meaning of feign

  1. verb To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
  2. verb To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
  3. verb To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.

Full definition of feign

feign in a sentence

  • The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
  • They feigned her signature on the cheque.
  • He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.

Synonyms of feign

feign in other languages

Questions about feign in Arabic

What is the meaning of feign in Arabic?
Feign in Arabic is تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara), اِخْتَلَقَ (iḵtalaqa), تَصَنَّعَ (taṣannaʕa), وَرَّى (warrā).
ما معنى كلمة feign؟
Feign: تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara), اِخْتَلَقَ (iḵtalaqa), تَصَنَّعَ (taṣannaʕa), وَرَّى (warrā).
What does feign mean in English?
Feign means to make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

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