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pretense

noun (pretenses); British spelling is «pretence»

«pretense» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A pretense is a false show, where someone acts as if something is true when it is not. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a trick where a character pretends to be something he is not, to fool another

Examples

He came to the king on the pretense of being a servant. tree →
Under the pretense of buying the hare, the man stole it. tree →
The cat made a pretense of being asleep. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pretense» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«pretense» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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