feign

[US]/feɪn/
[UK]/feɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. berpura-pura; bertindak seolah-olah; memalsukan; membayangkan
vi. berpura-pura; bertindak seolah-olah; menipu; mensimulasikan
Word Forms
Past Participlefeigned
Present Participlefeigning
Past Tensefeigned
Third Person Singularfeigns

Phrases & Collocations

feign illness

pura-pura sakit

feign innocence

pura-pura tidak bersalah

feign surprise

pura-pura terkejut

feign death

pura-pura mati

Example Sentences

The writer feigns many a myth.

Penulis mengada-ada banyak mitos.

She shrugged, feigning nonchalance.

Dia mengangkat bahu, berpura-pura tidak peduli.

feign authorship of a novel.See Synonyms at pretend

berpura-pura menjadi penulis novel. Lihat Sinonim di berpura-pura

she shrugged, feigning indifference.

Dia mengangkat bahu, berpura-pura acuh tak acuh.

She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren’t convincing.

Dia tahu bahwa usahanya untuk berpura-pura ceria tidak meyakinkan.

He accepted the invitation with feigned enthusiasm.

Dia menerima undangan dengan antusiasme yang dibuat-buat.

He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.

Dia berpura-pura tidak peduli terhadap kritik terhadap pekerjaannya.

The hunter had to feign death when he suddenly found out that a bear was coming toward him.

Pemburu harus berpura-pura mati ketika dia tiba-tiba mengetahui bahwa beruang mendekat ke arahnya.

I chatted up the paper's editor, feigning interest in his anecdotes .

Saya mengobrol dengan editor surat kabar, berpura-pura tertarik dengan anekdotnya.

The child feigned a look of innocence when his mother asked who had eaten the cake.

Anak itu berpura-pura menunjukkan ekspresi tidak bersalah ketika ibunya bertanya siapa yang telah memakan kue itu.

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