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made believe

made believe is the simple past and past participle of make believe.

Meaning of make believe

Verb

make believe (third-person singular simple present makes believe, present participle making believe, simple past and past participle made believe)

  1. (childish, idiomatic) To pretend or imagine.
    • Let's make believe that we are explorers.
    Synonyms:
    make pretend

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Questions about made believe

What is made believe the simple past and past participle of?
Made believe is the simple past and past participle of make believe.

Words near made believe in the dictionary

  1. made away
  2. made away with
  3. made baby Jesus cry
  4. made bank
  5. made beautiful music together
  6. made believe
  7. made biscuits
  8. made bold
  9. made book
  10. made both ends meet
  11. made bricks without straw

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