What is the meaning of Pretend?

To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception [with clause].

To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe [with infinitive].

To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).

To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.) [ with to ].

To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.

To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.

To hold before one; to extend.

Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned.

the act of engaging in pretend play.

Source: wiktionary.org