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make believes

make believes is the plural 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 make believes

What is make believes the plural of?
Make believes is the plural of make believe.

Words near make believes in the dictionary

  1. make baby Jesus cry
  2. make bank
  3. make beautiful music together
  4. make belief
  5. make believe
  6. make believes
  7. make biscuits
  8. make bold
  9. make bones about
  10. make book
  11. make both ends meet

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