See Also: pretend(1)(dictionary)
pretend(2)(dictionary)
pretend 1, verb(dictionary)
pretend 2, adjective(dictionary)

pretend(1) (iou)



pretend noun & adjective. E17.
[from the verb.]
A. noun.
The action of pretending; a pretension, an assertion. rare. Only in E17.
In (imitation of) children's use: the action or an act of pretending in imagination or play. L19.
P. Scott Occasionally I play a game of pretend in this hut..imagining it to be the palace in Jundapur.
b. attrib. or as adjective. In (imitation of) children's use: make-believe, imaginary. E20.
W. Rees-Mogg Gold is real money and paper is pretend money.