pretence
/prɪˈtens/noun
उच्चारण प्रिटेन्स
दिखावा, ढोंग, बहाना
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noun
- 1
- 2
[U] ~ to sth formal
a claim that you have a particular quality or ability
(किसी गुण का) दावा
- The film makes no pretence to be historically accurate.
- I have no pretence to being an expert.
Synonyms claim
¶Idioms 1
on/under false pretences
by pretending to be somebody else or by not telling the truth about something
झूठ बोलकर, धोखे से
- He got the job under false pretences.
- She was accused of obtaining money on false pretences.
◇Word family
pretend verbpretentious adjective
§Grammar and usage
British and American: pretence is the British spelling and pretense is the American spelling.
British और American में pretence British spelling है और pretense American spelling है।