make-believe
Collocations
4ADJ.
all
VERB + MAKE-BELIEVE
devised, discard, gloss
MAKE-BELIEVE + NOUN
friend, world
ADV.
totally
Definitions
noun
The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.
Come on, come on, I go up and down / I like this curious feeling / I know, I see, it's like make believe / Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying
The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.
Something imaginary.
‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Marjorie Lindon, to even think such nonsense. Are you all nerves and morbid imaginings,—you who have prided yourself on being so strong-minded! A pretty sort you are to do battle for anyone.—Why, they’re only make-believes!’
adj
Imaginary; not real; pretend.
He called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Come on, come on, I go up and down / I like this curious feeling / I know, I see, it's like make believe / Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying
Wiktionary‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Marjorie Lindon, to even think such nonsense. Are you all nerves and morbid imaginings,—you who have prided yourself on being so strong-minded! A pretty sort you
WiktionaryHe called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.
WiktionaryMy daughter has a make-believe friend.
Tatoeba · #578850Sami and Layla devised a make-believe world.
Tatoeba · #6101697The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
Tatoeba · #9965728