Difference between Pretend and Make-believe

What is the difference between Pretend and Make-believe?

Pretend as a verb is to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly while Make-believe as a noun is the quality or act of pretending; assuming something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

Pretend

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly

Example sentence: No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.

Make-believe

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The quality or act of pretending; assuming something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

We hope you now know whether to use Pretend or Make-believe in your sentence.

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