feign in English

verb
1
pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
she feigned nervousness
synonyms:simulatefakeshamaffectgive the appearance ofmake a pretense ofpretendput it onfakeshambluffmasqueradeplay-actkid

Use "feign" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "feign" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "feign", or refer to the context using the word "feign" in the English Dictionary.

1. She doesn't even feign Apologeticness.

2. She feign - ed to be asleep.

3. To feel, or feign, decorous woe.

4. Damage reduction while feign death removed.

5. He used to feign an excuse.

6. Welcome feign friends to come to rental.

7. They refuse marriage and even feign poverty!

8. Feign suggests false representation or fictitious fabrication.

9. Some animal feign death when in danger.

10. Some animals feign death when in danger.

11. 4 Some animals feign death when in danger.

12. To feign frankness is a ruse of war.

13. She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren't convincing.

14. To make a pretense of; feign: Counterfeited interest in the story

15. This feign death reflex is frozen afterwards by dissolution of memory.

16. From Latin affectātiōnem (possibly via French Affectation), from affectō (“I feign”).

17. You will no longer die when Feign Death is finished channeling.

18. 10 She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren't convincing.

19. Cidate must have strong previous project management experience on feign funded projects.

20. Improved Feign Death ( Survival ): This talent has been replaced with Survival Tactics.

21. Even Mr Lukashenko, like Mr Milosevic before him, feels compelled to feign democracy.

22. Maybe he could feign amnesia, or just cut the reading and head for home.

23. Improved Feign Death renamed to Survival tactics and moved from Tier 4 to Tier

24. In their coupling he would feign great passion until be began to believe it himself.

25. I know I should be kind and concerned and that I should at least feign pathos.

26. The hunter had to feign death when he suddenly found out that a bear was coming toward him.

27. It's also necessary to feign surprise when you notice that global culture falls like rain into deepest jungle or wildest steppe.

28. At decision-making time these consequences are simply left unmentioned, allowing organizational leaders to feign surprise when qualitative costs finally assert themselves.

29. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

30. Probably be- (from by) like what is likely From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition From Middle English Beliken (“to simulate, feign”), equivalent to be- +‎ like.

31. Affect is most often used as a verb meaning “to have an impact on,” as in “The tornado barreling towards us will Affect our picnic plans.” As a verb, Affect can also mean “to feign an appearance,” as in, “Don’t let that surfer’s California accent fool you.

32. The secretary Assented to this proposition with the best grace he could assume--it is difficult to feign a true professional relish: which is eccentric sometimes--and after asking the candidate a few unimportant questions, proceeded to enrol him a member of the Great Protestant Association of England.

33. Assume to take for granted: Don’t Assume the old bridge is safe.; suppose; postulate; to take upon oneself: Assume an obligation; to take on, adopt: Assume a virtue; to feign: Assume an innocent demeanor; to take on the debts or obligations of another: Assume the loan Not to be confused with: presume – belief on reasonable grounds; in law, to Assume

34. Assume to take for granted: Don’t Assume the old bridge is safe.; suppose; postulate; to take upon oneself: Assume an obligation; to take on, adopt: Assume a virtue; to feign: Assume an innocent demeanor; to take on the debts or obligations of another: Assume the loan Not to be confused with: presume – belief on reasonable grounds; in law, to Assume

35. Assemble (v.) early 14c., transitive ("collect into one place") and intransitive ("meet or come together"), from Old French Assembler "come together, join, unite; gather" (11c.), from Latin assimulare "to make like, liken, compare; copy, imitate; feign, pretend," later "to gather together," from assimilated form of ad "to" (see ad-) + simulare "to make like," from stem of similis "like