make believe
Imaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially that of a childImaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially that of a child.
» He made believe he was a doctor.
Er täuschte vor, Arzt zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Er machte glauben, er wäre Arzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesImaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially that of a child.
Examples
84 sentencesHe made believe he was a doctor.
deEr täuschte vor, Arzt zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She made believe that she was sick.
You have to make Tom believe you.
deDu musst Tom dazu bringen, dir zu glauben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I could never make him believe what I said.
What made you believe Tom was telling the truth?
Forms
more make believe, most make believe| Comparative | more make believe Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most make believe Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.