pretend

verb/prɪˈtend/CEFR A2

ভান করা, অভিনয় করা

Meaning

To behave as if something is true when it is not.

Example sentences

  • He pretended to be asleep.সে ঘুমের ভান করল।
  • Let us pretend we never heard it.ধরে নাও আমরা কথাটা শুনিইনি।

Word forms

past tense
pretended
-ing form
pretending

A common mistake

He pretended like he did not know me.→He pretended not to know me. / He pretended that he did not know me.

Pretend takes to plus a verb, or that plus a clause — never like, which is American speech and marked wrong in exams. To pretend not to know is the neat form.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: feign, act

Antonyms: admit

Similar words, and what each means

  • feign

    ভান করা

    To pretend to feel or have something, such as an emotion or illness.

  • act

    অঙ্ক, নাটকের একটি বড় বিভাগ

    One of the main divisions of a play, usually made up of several scenes.

Other English words for “ভান করা, অভিনয় করা”

  • feign

    To pretend to feel or have something, such as an emotion or illness.

Opposite words

  • admit

    স্বীকার করা

    To agree that something is true, often unwillingly.

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Check yourself

  1. “pretend” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • চওড়া করা, প্রশস্ত হওয়া
    • • ডেকে পাঠানো, তলব করা
    • • ভান করা, অভিনয় করা
    • • লক্ষ্য করা, নজরে পড়া
    Show the answer

    ভান করা, অভিনয় করা — pretend (verb) — ভান করা, অভিনয় করা. To behave as if something is true when it is not.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “pretend”?

    • • threaten
    • • reckon
    • • blare
    • • feign
    Show the answer

    feign — feign — ভান করা. To pretend to feel or have something, such as an emotion or illness.

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