pass (for)

verb

Definition of pass (for)next
as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends

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  1. pretend
  2. simulate
  3. assume
  4. put on
Verb
  • Keeping your account also prevents anyone from taking your username (and maybe pretending to be you).
    David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of pretend
Verb
  • Maxon's Cinebench 2024 uses the company's Redshift engine to render a complex image, while Geekbench 6.3 Pro from Primate Labs simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The bear costume, with brown fur, a head shaped like a bear’s, paws and metal hand tools to simulate claw marks, was found in the suspects’ home, officials said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of simulate
Verb
  • But as the two creatives note, maybe there’s a bit of profiling going on if Star Wars fans instantly assumed that Neel and Max Rebo share alien DNA.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • But, the recent unseating of Gascón by Nathan Hochman in the Nov. 5 election could throw a wrench in this second possible avenue of relief for the brothers, as the hearing to consider the resentencing is scheduled for Dec. 11, days after Hochman will assume power.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of assume
Verb
  • Roman emperor Domitian is believed to have put on a sea battle in the Colosseum in 85 AD, for instance.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Having said that, no new hearing has been put on the calendar yet.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of put on
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