make believe
make believe · makes believe · made believe · making believe
зробити, робити, виготовляти
сделать, делать, изготовить
so tun, als ob
To pretend or imagineTo pretend or imagine.
» He made believe he was a doctor.
Er täuschte vor, Arzt zu sein.
Er machte glauben, er wäre Arzt.
Meaning
1 senses(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 sentencesHe made believe he was a doctor.
deEr täuschte vor, Arzt zu sein.
She made believe that she was sick.
You have to make Tom believe you.
deDu musst Tom dazu bringen, dir zu glauben.
I could never make him believe what I said.
What made you believe Tom was telling the truth?
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to pretend:
Forms
makes believe, making believe, made believe, made believe| Base form | make believe · to make believe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes believe |
| Present participle | making believe |
| Past simple | made believe |
| Past participle | made believe |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmake-believe
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle