English-Thai Dictionary

pretend

VI แกล้งทำ ว่า เป็นจริง  feign simulate falsely klang-tam-wa-pen-jing

 

pretend

VT แกล้งทำ ว่า เป็นจริง  feign simulate falsely klang-tam-wa-pen-jing

 

pretend to

PHRV อวดอ้าง  แสร้งทำ  aud-ang

 

pretended

ADJ ที่ เสแสร้ง  feigned assumed counterfeit ti-sea-sang

 

pretendedly

ADV อย่าง เสแสร้ง  yang-sea-sang

 

pretender

N ผู้ เสแสร้ง  ผู้ แสร้งทำ  fraud hypocrite phu-sea-sang

 

pretending

N การเสแสร้ง  feigning assumption kan-sea-sang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRETEND

v.t.[L. proetendo; proe, before, and tendo, to tend, to reach or stretch. ] 1. Literally, to reach or stretch forward; used by Dryden, but this use is not well authorized.
2. To hold out, as a false appearance; to offer something feigned instead of that which is real; to simulate, in words or actions.
This let him know,
Lest willfully transgressing, he pretend
Surprisal.
3. To show hypocritically; as, to pretend great zeal when the heart is not engaged; to pretend patriotism for the sake of gaining popular applause or obtaining an office.
4. To exhibit as a cover for something hidden.
Lest that too heavenly form, pretended
To hellish falsehood, snare them. [Not in use. ]
5. To claim.
Chiefs shall be grudg'd the part which they pretend.
[In this we generally use pretend to. ]
6. To intend; to design. [Not used. ]

 

PRETEND

v.t.To put in a claim, truly or falsely; to hold out the appearance of being, possessing or performing. A man may pretend to be a physician, and pretend to perform great cures. Bad men often pretend to be patriots.

 

PRETENDED

pp. Held out, as a false appearance; feigned; simulated. 1. a. Ostensible; hypocritical; as a pretended reason or motive; pretended zeal.

 

PRETENDEDLY

adv. By false appearance or representation.

 

PRETENDER

n.One who makes a show of something not real; one who lays claim to any thing. 1. In English history, the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who lays claim to the crown of Great Britain, but is excluded by law.

 

PRETENDERSHIP

n.The right or claim of the Pretender.

 

PRETENDING

ppr. Holding out a false appearance; laying claim to, or attempting to make others believe one is what in truth he is not, or that he has or does something which he has or does not; making hypocritical professions.

 

PRETENDINGLY

adv. Arrogantly; presumptuously.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRETEND

Pre *tend ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pretended; p. pr. & vb. n.Pretending. ] Etym: [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. prétendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See Tend, v. t. ]

 

1. To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim. Chiefs shall be grudged the part which they pretend. Dryden.

 

2. To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden. [R.] Lest that too heavenly form, pretended To hellish falsehood, snare them. Milton.

 

3. To hold out, or represent, falsely; to put forward, or offer, as true or real (something untrue or unreal ); to show hypocritically, or for the purpose of deceiving; to simulate; to feign; as, to pretend friendship. This let him know, Lest, willfully transgressing, he pretend Surprisal. Milton.

 

4. To intend; to design; to plot; to attempt. [Obs. ] Such as shall pretend Malicious practices against his state. Shak.

 

5. To hold before one; to extend. [Obs. ] "His target always over her pretended. " Spenser.

 

PRETEND

PRETEND Pre *tend ", v. i.

 

1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to. "Countries that pretend to freedom. " Swift. For to what fine he would anon pretend, That know I well. Chaucer.

 

2. To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or performing; to profess; to make believe; to feign; to sham; as, to pretend to be asleep. "[He ] pretended to drink the waters. " Macaulay.

 

PRETENDANT

PRETENDANT Pre *tend "ant, n.

 

Defn: A pretender; a claimant.

 

PRETENDED

PRETENDED Pre *tend "ed, a.

 

Defn: Making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend. -- Pre *tend "ed *ly, adv.

 

PRETENDENCE

PRETENDENCE Pre *tend "ence, n.

 

Defn: The act of pretending; pretense. [Obs. ] Daniel.

 

PRETENDER

PRETENDER Pre *tend "er, n.

 

1. One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something ); a claimant. Specifically,

 

Defn: The pretender (Eng. Hist. ), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law. It is the shallow, unimproved intellects that are the confident pretenders to certainty. Glanvill.

 

2. One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.

 

PRETENDERSHIP

PRETENDERSHIP Pre *tend "er *ship, n.

 

Defn: The character, right, or claim of a pretender. Swift.

 

PRETENDINGLY

PRETENDINGLY Pre *tend "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: As by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously. Collier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pretend

pre tend |priˈtend prəˈtɛnd | ▶verb 1 [ with clause or infinitive ] speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not: I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep | she turned the pages and pretended to read. • engage in a game or fantasy that involves supposing something that is not the case to be so: children pretending to be grown-ups. • [ with obj. ] give the appearance of feeling or possessing (an emotion or quality ); simulate: she pretended a greater surprise than she felt. 2 [ no obj. ] (pretend to ) lay claim to (a quality or title ): he cannot pretend to sophistication. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] informal not really what it is represented as being; used in a game or deception: the children are pouring out pretend tea for the dolls. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim, ’ from prae ‘before ’ + tendere ‘stretch. ’ The adjective dates from the early 20th cent.

 

pretended

pre tend ed |priˈtendid prɪˈtendɪd | ▶adjective not genuine; assumed: she interrupted him with pretended indignation.

 

pretender

pre tend er |priˈtendər prəˈtɛndər | ▶noun a person who claims or aspires to a title or position: the pretender to the throne.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pretend

pre |tend |prɪˈtɛnd | ▶verb 1 [ with clause or infinitive ] behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not: I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep | she turned the pages and pretended to read. • engage in an imaginative game or fantasy: children pretending to be grown-ups. • [ with obj. ] give the appearance of feeling or possessing (an emotion or quality ); simulate: she pretended a greater surprise than she felt. 2 [ no obj. ] (pretend to ) lay claim to (a quality or title ): he cannot pretend to sophistication. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] informal not really what it is represented as being; imaginary: the children poured out pretend tea for the dolls. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim ’, from prae ‘before ’ + tendere ‘stretch ’. The adjective dates from the early 20th cent.

 

pretended

pre |tend ¦ed |prɪˈtɛndɪd | ▶adjective not genuine; assumed: eating ice cream with pretended unconcern.

 

pretender

pre |tend ¦er |prɪˈtɛndə | ▶noun a person who claims or aspires to a title or position: the pretender to the throne.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pretend

pretend verb 1 they just pretend to listen: make as if, profess, affect; dissimulate, dissemble, put it on, put on a false front, go through the motions, sham, fake it. 2 I'll pretend to be the dragon: put on an act as, make believe one is, play at being, act (the part of ), play-act (the part of ), impersonate. 3 it was useless to pretend innocence: feign, sham, fake, simulate, put on, counterfeit, affect. 4 he cannot pretend to sophistication: claim, lay claim to, purport to have, profess to have. ▶adjective informal a pretend conversation: imaginary, imagined, pretended, make-believe, made-up, fantasy, fantasized, dreamed-up, unreal, invented, fictitious, mythical, feigned, fake, mock, sham, simulated, artificial, ersatz, false, pseudo; informal phony.

 

pretended

pretended adjective pretended tears: fake, faked, affected, assumed, professed, spurious, mock, imitation, simulated, make-believe, pseudo, sham, false, bogus; informal pretend, phony.

 

pretender

pretender noun a pretender to the throne: claimant, aspirant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pretend

pretend verb 1 they just pretend to listen: make as if, profess, affect; dissimulate, dissemble, pose, posture, put it on, put on a false front, go through the motions, sham, fake it; informal kid. 2 if you like, I'll pretend to be the dragon: put on an act, make believe, play at, act, play-act, pass oneself off as, bluff, impersonate. 3 it was useless to pretend innocence: feign, sham, fake, simulate, put on, counterfeit, affect. 4 he did not even pretend to a crushing burden of work: claim, lay claim to, make a claim to, purport to have, profess to have, go through the motions of having. ▶adjective informal she picked up the phone and had a pretend conversation: imaginary, imagined, pretended, make-believe, made-up, fantasy, fantasized, fancied, dream, dreamed-up, unreal, fanciful, invented, fictitious, fictive, mythical, feigned, fake, mock, imitative, sham, simulated, artificial, ersatz, dummy, false, faux, spurious, bogus, counterfeit, fraudulent, forged, pseudo; informal phoney; S. African informal play-play.

 

pretended

pretended adjective her eyes widened in pretended astonishment: fake, faked, affected, assumed, professed, purported, spurious, ostensible, quasi-, contrived, in name only; insincere, hypocritical, mock, imitation, simulated, so-called, make-believe, pseudo, sham, false, bogus; counterfeit, fraudulent, forged; informal pretend, phoney.

 

pretender

pretender noun a pretender to the throne: claimant, aspirant, claimer.

 

French Dictionary

prétendant

prétendant , ante n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin vieilli Personne qui aspire à la main d ’une femme, d ’un homme. : Ce charmant jeune homme ne manque pas de prétendantes.

 

prétendre

prétendre v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif direct Soutenir. : Il prétend qu ’on lui a volé sa voiture. SYNONYME affirmer ; alléguer ; déclarer ; dire . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit à l ’indicatif dans une tournure affirmative. Dans une tournure négative, il se construit avec le subjonctif. Il ne prétend pas qu ’on lui ait volé sa voiture. verbe transitif indirect littéraire Souhaiter, désirer. : Cette personne peut prétendre à la direction. SYNONYME aspirer à ; viser ; vouloir . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition à. verbe pronominal Se dire. : Il se prétend avocat, mais je doute que ce soit vrai. SYNONYME déclarer . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’est prétendue vétérinaire, mais ce n ’était pas le cas. fendre INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je prétends, tu prétends, il prétend, nous prétendons, vous prétendez, ils prétendent. IMPARFAIT Je prétendais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je prétendis. FUTUR Je prétendrai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je prétendrais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Prétends, prétendons, prétendez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je prétende. IMPARFAIT Que je prétendisse. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Prétendant. PASSÉ Prétendu, ue.

 

prétendu

prétendu , ue adj. adjectif Supposé, présumé, mais non sûr. : C ’est un prétendu guérisseur. SYNONYME soi-disant .

 

prétendument

prétendument adv. adverbe Soi-disant. : Elle est prétendument clairvoyante. SYNONYME faussement .

 

Spanish Dictionary

pretender

pretender verbo transitivo 1 Querer una cosa que es considerada difícil o exagerada y esforzarse o emplear los medios necesarios para conseguirla :pretende que acabemos el trabajo antes del fin de semana; pretenden prolongar el encauzamiento del río para evitar inundaciones .2 Querer una cosa a la cual se considera tener derecho y emplear los medios necesarios para conseguirla :varios príncipes europeos pretendían el trono .3 Cortejar [una persona ] a otra, especialmente un hombre a una mujer, con el objetivo de mantener un noviazgo y casarse :de joven la pretendieron muchos, pero jamás quiso comprometerse .4 Afirmar una cosa dudosa :pretendía que puede haber delito sin culpable; debemos dejar las cosas claras para que nadie pretenda decir que no podemos hacerlo; el niño, sin que pretendamos calificarle porque sí de genio, manifiesta un potencial creativo que convendría tener en cuenta .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín praetendere ‘tender por delante ’, de donde ‘dar como excusa ’ y, posteriormente, ‘reclamar ’, el sentido con el que se ha tomado en español. De la familia etimológica de tender (V.).

 

pretendido, -da

pretendido, -da adjetivo Se aplica a un nombre cuando la cosa de que se trata no es realmente lo que el nombre expresa :pretendido apoliticismo; pretendida autosuficiencia; pretendidos derechos; pretendidas fórmulas naturales .Se usa antepuesto al nombre .

 

pretendiente

pretendiente adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pide o solicita un puesto o cargo :este cargo tiene muchos pretendientes .SINÓNIMO aspirante .2 nombre común Persona que corteja a otra con intención de casarse o de establecer relaciones con ella, especialmente un hombre a una mujer :se le fueron alejando juventud y pretendientes tan incultos como adinerados .3 Persona que reivindica el trono de un país al que considera tener derecho :el pretendiente francés Felipe de Anjou y el archiduque Carlos se disputaron el trono español .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pretend

pre tend /prɪténd /〖pre (前方へ )tend (伸ばす )〗動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈物 事 〉を装う ; 〖pretend (that )節 /to do 〗…である […する ]ふりをする , …と […すると ]見せかける ▸ John pretended that he was ignorant [to be ignorant ]. ≒ John pretended ignorance .｟かたく ｠ジョンは無知を装った 2 〖通例否定文 疑問文で 〗〖pretend to do /(that )節 〗あえて … だと (偽って )言い張る ▸ How could I pretend to understand it completely? どうしてそれを完全に理解していると (あつかましくも )言えようか ▸ We can no longer pretend that we live in a great society .私たちはもはや自分たちが偉大な社会に住んでいると言い張ることはできない .3 ｟主に小児 ｠…ごっこをする ; 〖pretend to do /(that )節 〗(遊びで )…する […である ]まねをする ▸ The boys pretended to be detectives [that they were detectives ].少年たちは探偵ごっこをした 自動詞 1 ふりをする , 見せかける .2 〈子供が 〉ごっこ遊びをする .3 【権利 肩書きなどが 】あると主張する ; 【素質などが 】あると自負 [自称 ]する «to » .形容詞 比較なし 偽りの , にせの ; ｟主に小児 ｠想像上の ▸ a pretend ceasefire 偽りの停戦 ▸ a pretend castle 想像のお城

 

pretended

pre t é nd ed /-ɪd /形容詞 うそ [見せかけ ]の ; 自称の .

 

pretender

pre t é nd er 名詞 C 1 【王位などを 】(不当に )主張 [要求 ]する者 «to » .2 見かけを装う人 ; 偽善者 .