pretend in Arabic
اِدَّعَى iddaʕā
/pɹəˈtɛnd/
pretend in Arabic: اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā), زَعَمَ (zaʕama), تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara). In English, pretend means to speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
Arabic words for pretend
- 1. (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
- اِدَّعَى iddaʕā, زَعَمَ zaʕama, تَظَاهَرَ taẓāhara
English meaning of pretend
- verb To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
- verb To engage in make-believe.
- verb To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- verb To lay claim (to an ability, status, advantage, etc.).
pretend in a sentence
- You don't have to pretend that the soup tastes fine.
- You don't have to pretend to like the soup.
- If you don't like it, say so. You don't have to pretend.
Synonyms of pretend
pretend in other languages
Questions about pretend in Arabic
- What is the meaning of pretend in Arabic?
- Pretend in Arabic is اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā), زَعَمَ (zaʕama), تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara).
- ما معنى كلمة pretend؟
- Pretend: اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā), زَعَمَ (zaʕama), تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara).
- What does pretend mean in English?
- Pretend means to speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
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