pretended

/pษนษชหˆtษ›ndษชd/

IPA: /P R IY0 T EH1 N D AH0 D/

verb
  1. 1

    To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.

  2. 2

    To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).

  3. 3

    To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)

  4. 4

    To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.

  5. 5

    To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.

  6. 6

    To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.

  7. 7

    To hold before one; to extend.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pretend, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pretended