Meanings
verbmake pretend (third-person singular simple present makes pretend, present participle making pretend, simple past and past participle made pretend)
present singular third person makes pretend · participle present making pretend · participle past made pretend · past made pretend
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of make believe.
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make pretend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20pretend
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“make pretend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20pretend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make pretend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20pretend.
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