The meaning of Feign

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

noun

Emotion or desire as influencing behaviour.

Usage examples:

By triggering affect and emotion, intolerant behaviors are set in motion.

noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

Usage examples:

The offer was denounced as a bluff

verb

Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

Usage examples:

He's been bluffing all along

adjective

Direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way.

Usage examples:

A big, bluff, hearty man

adjective

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

Usage examples:

She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun

A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.

Usage examples:

Fakes of old masters

verb

Forge or counterfeit (something).

Usage examples:

She faked her spouse's signature

noun

A false show or pretence.

Usage examples:

I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long

verb

Pretend to be someone one is not.

Usage examples:

A journalist masquerading as a man in distress

noun

A party or dance in which people wear masks (= coverings for the face)

Usage examples:

There were dozens of masquerade balls, parades, street dances, and fancy dress parties., i’m afraid…

abbreviation

Place.

Usage examples:

3 palmerston pl., edinburgh

abbreviation

Poland (international vehicle registration).

phrasal verb

Engage in something without proper seriousness or understanding.

Usage examples:

It would be wrong to assume that he is simply playing at politics

phrasal verb

To pretend to be a particular person or to do a particular thing, usually as a game

Usage examples:

The children were playing at batman and robin., she's only playing at being an actress - she's goin…

verb

Present or constitute (a problem or danger).

Usage examples:

The sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area

noun

A way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.

Usage examples:

Photographs of boxers in ferocious poses

verb

Puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem.

Usage examples:

We have thus posed the mathematician and the historian

noun

The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.

Usage examples:

I got out of the car in an alert posture

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

Usage examples:

A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

verb

Behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.

Usage examples:

I closed my eyes and pretended i was asleep

adjective

Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary.

Usage examples:

The children poured out pretend tea for the dolls

verb

To behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] tom pretends to care., [ + (that) clause ] the children pretended (that) they w…

collocation

Put clothing on one's body

phrasal verb

Place a garment, piece of jewellery, etc. on part of one's body.

Usage examples:

Julie had put on a cotton dress

phrasal verb

Cause a device to operate.

Usage examples:

Shall i put the light on?

noun

A thing that is not what it is purported to be.

Usage examples:

Our current free health service is a sham

adjective

Bogus; false.

Usage examples:

A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

verb

Short for pillow sham.

verb

Imitate the appearance or character of.

Usage examples:

Red ochre intended to simulate blood

verb

To create conditions or processes similar to something that exists

Usage examples:

Researchers are developing new techniques to simulate crashes.

verb

To produce a situation or event that seems real but is not real, especially in order to help people learn how to deal with such situations or events

Usage examples:

The machine is designed to simulate disaster scenarios., in the game, players are given titles in a…