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How to pronounce pretend in English

Pretend
/prɪ'tɛnd/

Examples from movies with Pretend

I KNOW -- I'LL PRETEND I CAN'T FIND THE CLEANUP TOWEL
The Venture Bros. - Arch de Triumph
and they wouldn't even know it was me, l'd pretend l was you.
This Means War - Surveillance Sex Talk
So I had her pretend to be friends with Regina,
Mean Girls - Regina Meets Bus
That's pretty sick, man. You pretend to be my friend for a full year,
Bulletproof - I'm Your God
and go bang, bang and the other kid would lie down and pretend dead.
Westworld - Delos Commercial
You know I couldn't invite you. I had to pretend to be Plastic.
Mean Girls - You're Plastic
Let's suspend reality for , like,a second and pretend, like, I said yes.
Miss Congeniality - Gracie's New Assignment
Then I can pretend they are from my husband.
Chocolat - What Do You See?
And I had to pretend like I didn't even like them, and...
Mean Girls - Such a Good Friend
They pretend they don't see you. You pretend you don't ditch.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - I Don't Know
Okay, uh, just pretend that you're me and take them around and... Hi.
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
That's good. Pretend he's your little sister.
Superbad - Pussies on the Pavement
Pretend like you don't make me vomit in my nose every time I look at you?
What Happens in Vegas - Wedding Counseling
Is there any way we could just pretend that maybe we go back in time
Hereafter - Can I Ask You a Question?
so we can get on to more pressing matters and pretend this never happened.
Burning Blue - A Disgrace to the Uniform
Paula, you don't have to pretend to like me any more.
Failure to Launch - Tripp Exposes the Plan
All right, Amy, I want you to pretend to be Mike,
Bad Moms - Couple's Therapy
and Mike, I want you to pretend to be Amy.
Bad Moms - Couple's Therapy
But please, please don't pretend that you give a shit.
27 Dresses - I Think You Deserve More
I want you to loop back around and pretend I'm one of those
Life as We Know It - The Messer Magic

Audio pronunciation of Pretend

American pronunciation

Pretend pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Pretend pronounced by Joanna (female)
Pretend pronounced by Kendra (female)
Pretend pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Pretend pronounced by Salli (female)
Pretend pronounced by Joey (male)
Pretend pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Pretend pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Pretend pronounced by Amy (female)
Pretend pronounced by Emma (female)
Pretend pronounced by Brian (male)