"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

Kolokacji: 3

Grup znaczeniowych: 1

(1) to, for, in, with, at

Kolokacji: 5

1. pretend to = pretenduj pretend to

2. pretend for = udawać dla pretend for

3. pretend in = udawać w pretend in

She grew again when he stopped pretending interest in the rug and raised his eyes to her.
She was trying to confuse him by pretending an interest in both children.
He was pretending flight in order to open battle to the best advantage.
You will understand if I do not pretend any personal joy in the matter.
They, at least, need not even pretend any interest in the lecture to come.
I tried to pretend in the beginning that it wasn't me.
She pretended interest in her brother and the woman he thought was Lady.
She pretended great interest in the chicken leg on her plate.
He did not even look round, and so was able to pretend to himself, in some curious way, that nothing had happened.
He grinned at her and pretended an interest in the menu.

4. pretend with = udawać z pretend with

5. pretend at = udawać przy pretend at

pretend + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 5

merely pretend • simply pretend • hardly pretend • politely pretend • initially pretend

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