"pretend" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

pretend verbo

pretend + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 11
pretend interest • pretend ignorance • pretend surprise • pretend indifference • pretend innocence • ...
verbo + pretend
Kolokacji: 9
try to pretend • stop pretending • like to pretend • want to pretend • go to pretend • ...
pretend + preposición
Kolokacji: 5
pretend to • pretend for • pretend in • pretend with • pretend at
1. pretend to = pretenduj pretend to
2. pretend for = udawać dla pretend for
  • The show doesn't pretend for an instant to be art.
  • She couldn't even pretend for a second that it was Richard.
  • Remember how you used to pretend confidence for your friends?
  • She knew he was only pretending for the benefit of their audience.
  • But she had to keep pretending, for the sake of the children.
  • Nobody can pretend for a minute that they don't know what's going on.
  • Let her pretend for a while, that she still has some control.
  • I want you to pretend with me for a moment.
  • Still, he pretended to recognize him, for a very good reason.
  • "Could we pretend for a moment that I have no idea what you just said?"
3. pretend in = udawać w pretend in
pretend + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 5
merely pretend • simply pretend • hardly pretend • politely pretend • initially pretend

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