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feignest

feignest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of feign.

Meaning of feign

Verb

feign (third-person singular simple present feigns, present participle feigning, simple past and past participle feigned)

  1. To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
    • The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
    Synonyms:
    front, put on airs
  2. To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
    • He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
  3. To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
    • Cahill was beaten far too easily for Miller's goal, although the striker deserves the credit for the way he controlled Alan Hutton's right-wing delivery, with his back to goal, feigned to his left then went the other way and pinged a splendid left-foot shot into Hart's bottom right-hand corner.14 August 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian

Origin of feignest

feign + -est

Questions about feignest

What is feignest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Feignest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of feign.

Words near feignest in the dictionary

  1. feigned issues
  2. feignedly
  3. feignedness
  4. feigner
  5. feigners
  6. feignest
  7. feigneth
  8. feignful
  9. Feignies
  10. feigning
  11. feigningly

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