Word: pretended
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
ten
ded
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of pretend; make believe with the intent to deceive
Morphemes:
Affix: pretend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: pre-
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: stretch
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.