The kids pretended to be pirates.
孩子们假装自己是海盗。
Choose the best synonym for the word “pretend”:
B — feign. “pretend” means v. to act as if something is true when it is not
The children loved to ______ that the cardboard box was a fast spaceship.
C — pretend. “pretend” means v. to act as if something is true when it is not
pretend — v. to act as if something is true when it is not. In Chinese: 假装.
pretend is pronounced /prɪˈtɛnd/. It breaks into 2 syllables: pre · tend.
The kids pretended to be pirates. (孩子们假装自己是海盗。)
feign, simulate, act as if — all close in meaning to pretend (v. to act as if something is true when it is not).
Yes. pretend appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.