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makes believe

makes believe is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes believe

What is makes believe the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes believe is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make believe.

Words near makes believe in the dictionary

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

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