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It seems to me that socialists today can preserve their position in academic economics merely by the pretense that the differences are entirely moral questions about which science cannot decide.
Friedrich August von Hayek

Meaning of "pretense" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRETENSE

pretense  [prɪˈtens] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRETENSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pretense is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRETENSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pretense

Pretense or pretence, may refer to: ▪ pretext ▪ pretexting ▪ "Pretense", an episode of Stargate SG-1 ▪ a pretender's claim to the throne ▪ Accismus...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRETENSE


defense
ˈdiːfens
everywhence
ˈevrɪˌwens
offense
ˈɒfens
overintense
ˌəʊvərɪnˈtens
protense
prəʊˈtens
recense
rɪˈsens
refence
riːˈfens
somewhence
ˈsʌmˌwens
ultradense
ˌʌltrəˈdens
undersense
ˈʌndəˌsens

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRETENSE

pretence
pretenceless
pretend
pretendant
pretended
pretendedly
pretendent
pretender
pretendership
pretendingly
pretension
pretensionless
pretensive
pretentious
pretentiously
pretentiousness
preterhuman
preterist
preterit
preterite

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRETENSE

dense
expense
extense
future tense
Hortense
hyperintense
hypertense
intense
license
make sense
Ourense
past tense
perfect tense
present tense
primary tense
sense
simple tense
subtense
suspense
tense

Synonyms and antonyms of pretense in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pretense» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRETENSE

Find out the translation of pretense to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pretense from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pretense» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幌子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pretensión
570 millions of speakers

English

pretense
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिखावा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التظاهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

притворство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pretense
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভণ্ডামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prétexte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpura-pura
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pretense
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự giả bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாசாங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढोंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bahane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

finzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

udawanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдавання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pretenție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vändning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

påskudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pretense

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRETENSE»

The term «pretense» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRETENSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pretense» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pretense» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pretense

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRETENSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pretense.
1
William Adams
If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.
2
Mikhail Bakunin
Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.
3
Peter L. Berger
The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude.
4
Charles Churchill
To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense.
5
Enrico Colantoni
Style equals pretense.
6
Aleister Crowley
The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.
7
Dominick Dunne
I made no pretense of doing balanced reporting about murder. I was appalled by defense attorneys who would do anything to win an acquittal for a guilty person.
8
Emmet Fox
You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.
9
Friedrich August von Hayek
It seems to me that socialists today can preserve their position in academic economics merely by the pretense that the differences are entirely moral questions about which science cannot decide.
10
Arianna Huffington
It would be futile to attempt to fit women into a masculine pattern of attitudes, skills and abilities and disastrous to force them to suppress their specifically female characteristics and abilities by keeping up the pretense that there are no differences between the sexes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRETENSE»

Discover the use of pretense in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pretense and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pretense
Happily married Marrell Bishop adores her family, but feels there is a spiritual void in her life. Will her husband understand he cannot meet all her needs?
Lori Wick, 2005
2
Calcutta Poor: Elegies on a City Above Pretense
Based on historical and anthropological findings, and the author's visits to the slums of Calcutta, what becomes clear is that even in the midst of great poverty, there is a nobility of character, a vitality of ethnic and cultural ties and ...
Frederic C. Thomas, 1997
3
Operation Pretense: The FBI's Sting on County Corruption in ...
In the wake of Operation Pretense were ruined careers, a spirit of watchdog reform, and an overhauled purchasing system bared to public sunshine. However, this cautioning book reveals a system that remains far from perfect.
James R. Crockett, 2003
4
Aspiring Saints: Pretense of Holiness, Inquisition, and ...
" Anne Jacobson Schutte looks closely at the institutional, cultural, and religious contexts that gave rise to the phenomenon of visionaries in Venice.
Anne Jacobson Schutte, 2003
5
Understanding Pretense: A Look at Theories of Motivation
Over the past couple of decades, we have seen a tremendous explosion of research concerning the human's capacity to engage in episodes of pretense.
Adam Grasser, 2008
6
The Long Pretense: Soviet Treaty Diplomacy from Lenin to ...
The book will be of particular interest to specialists in international affairs, and experts on the Soviet Union and Central Europe, as well as general readers interested in the course of U.S.-Soviet relations.
Arnold Beichman
7
Without Pretense
"Without Pretense empowers us to build loving truth-centered relationships, and correct problematic ones. "Without Pretense also resolves, once and for all, the multiple wife issue, God's intended marital system.
Haramiel Ben Shaleak, 2004
8
The Crucible: Politics, Property, and Pretense
Martine suggests the play should be "read" within a variety of contexts, that is, as a product of and reaction to the McCarthy era, as a milestone in the development of Miller's work, as an exemplar of the genre of tragedy, as part of the ...
James J. Martine, 1993
9
Past Pretense
Investigating an unusual request to learn the truth about her client's own past, Patricia Delaney learns that the woman is actually an old friend and former stripper for Poppy's Parrot, an Ohio River club. Original.
Sharon G. Short, 1994
10
Imagination in Motion: Pretense Representation as Perceptual ...
understanding of pretense actions (Rakoczy & Tomasello, 2006) or do they merely have a superficial understanding of their own and others' pretend play actions (“behaving-as-if” theory (Harris, 1994; Jarrold, Carruthers, Smith & Boucher, ...
Stephanie Zerwas, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRETENSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pretense is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In 'Tea Time', 60 Years of Illusions and Pretense Are Pleasantly Lost
Filmed over six years, Maite Alberdi's lovely, profound documentary observes five former Catholic high school classmates' conversations. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
2
Fraud accused Mark Ivil makes no plea on charges of defrauding …
... Tauranga District Court on Tuesday facing 21 charges of obtaining by deception; 14 charges of obtaining by false pretense and two charges ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Former Dana Point yacht broker convicted of fraud
Fitzgerald defrauded some of his victims by securing loans from friends and acquaintances under the false pretense of purchasing boats for ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
4
Contra Codevilla on Kissinger
... bluster about grandiose ends followed by unseriousness about weapons and by playing at war, ended by betrayal and buried by pretense. «National Review Online, Jul 15»
5
Fremont man charged in second chop shop operation in less than a …
... 41, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and possession of stolen property. «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
6
Angelo Codevilla's Take on Trump
"An unintimidated statesman, reiterating that science is reason, public reason, not pretense, would throw the notion that 'science R us' back into ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
7
Man charged in alleged charity scam ordered held
... was arraigned in Kent County District Court on charges of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretense. He's due back in court next ... «Turn to 10, Jul 15»
8
Suit Says Burger King Not Frank About Dogs
He insists, however, that Burger Kng engaged in deception, fraud, false, pretense, false premise, misrepresentation or knowing concealment, ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
9
Why the Louisiana Theater Shooting Should Be Called a Hate Crime
Dylann Roof is a byproduct of the ethos that waved the Confederate flag under pretense of "history" and "culture"; his victims were its casualties. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
The best donut in America
There is not a hint of pretense about it, and the “presentation” is not a consideration. The Buttermilk Drop Bakery is entirely about not how food ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pretense [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pretense>. May 2024 ».
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