Meaning

1 senses
  1. (childish, idiomatic)To pretend or imagine.

    Let's make believe that we are explorers.

    so tun, als ob

More definitions
  • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

Examples

84 sentences
  1. He made believe he was a doctor.

    deEr täuschte vor, Arzt zu sein.

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  2. She made believe that she was sick.

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  3. You have to make Tom believe you.

    deDu musst Tom dazu bringen, dir zu glauben.

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  4. I could never make him believe what I said.

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  5. What made you believe Tom was telling the truth?

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Translations

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By meaning 1
to pretend:

Forms

makes believe, making believe, made believe, made believe
Base formmake believe · to make believe
3rd person singularmakes believe
Present participlemaking believe
Past simplemade believe
Past participlemade believe

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake believe
he, she, itmakes believe

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade believe

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made believe
he, she, ithas made believe

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make believe

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like:makepretend

Word family

1 related words

See also

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