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making believe

making believe is the present participle and gerund 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 making believe

What is making believe the present participle and gerund of?
Making believe is the present participle and gerund of make believe.

Words near making believe in the dictionary

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

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