pretence

CEFRB2

/ˈpɹiːtɛns/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An attempt to make something appear true when it is not.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    British standard spelling of pretense.

Examples

  • He couldn't keep up the pretence for very long.

  • It's just a pretence.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /pɹɪˈtɛns/

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

He made a blank of being sick to avoid going to work, but his boss saw through it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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