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make believe en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Imaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially that of a child.

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more make believe Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most make believe Degree=Sup lexicographic

make believe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of make-believe.

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make believes Number=Plur lexicographic

make believe en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (childish, idiomatic) To pretend or imagine.
    • Only make believe I love you, / Only make believe that you love me. / Others find peace of mind in pretending, / Couldn’t you? / Couldn’t I? / Couldn’t we? / Make believe our lips are blending / In a phantom kiss, or two, or three. / Might as well make believe I love you, / For to tell the truth I do. 1927, Oscar Hammerstein II, Show Boat:
    • Let's make believe that we are explorers.

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made believe Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
made believe Tense=Past lexicographic
making believe Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
makes believe Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

make pretend

Translations (11)

mi whakangaio (to pretend) · nb late som om (to pretend) · nb late som (to pretend) · kea finji (to pretend) · pt fazer de conta (to pretend) · fr imaginer (to pretend) · es hacer de cuenta (to pretend) · mi whakatakune (to pretend) · ca fer veure (to pretend) · bg преструвам се (to pretend) · de so tun, als ob (to pretend)