feign
To make a false show or pretence ofTo make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
» I would've feigned interest.
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3 sensesTo make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
They feigned her signature on the cheque.
vorgeben, vortäuschen, vormachen
притворя́тьсяpritvorjátʹsja, прики́дыватьсяprikídyvatʹsja, симули́роватьsimulírovatʹ
прикида́тисяprykydátysja, підро́блюватиpidróbljuvaty, прихо́вуватиpryxóvuvaty
make a pretence of
To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
ausdenken
выду́мыватьvydúmyvatʹ
вига́дуватиvyháduvaty, ви́гадатиvýhadaty, наду́матиnadúmaty
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
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Origin
From Middle English feynen, feinen, borrowed from Old French feindre (“to pretend”), fromFrom Middle English feynen, feinen, borrowed from Old French feindre (“to pretend”), from Latin fingere (“to form, shape, invent”). Compare French feignant (present participle of feindre, literally “feigning”). Also compare feint, figment and fiction.
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feigns, feigning, feigned, feignedSynonyms
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle