Information about the word pretend (English → Esperanto: preteksti)

Synonyms: give as an excuse, plead, allege as excuse

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pɹɪˈtɛnd/, /pɹəˈtɛnd/
Hyphenationpre·tend
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) pretend(I) pretended
(thou) pretendest(thou) pretendedst
(he) pretends, pretendeth(he) pretended
(we) pretend(we) pretended
(you) pretend(you) pretended
(they) pretend(they) pretended
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) pretend (I) pretended
(thou) pretend(thou) pretended
(he) pretend(he) pretended
(we) pretend(we) pretended
(you) pretend(you) pretended
(they) pretend(they) pretended
Imperative mood
pretend
Participles
Present participlePast participle
pretendingpretended

Translations

Danishforegive
Dutchdoen alsof; voorgeven; voorwenden
Esperantopreteksti
Faeroeselátast
Frenchprétexter; se retrancher
Germanvorgeben
Low Germanvöärwenden
Portuguesepretextar
Saterland Frisiananreeke; dän Foarwand bruuke; foarreeke
Spanishfingir