pretend to

pretend to something

to claim to have a skill or quality. I can hardly pretend to the artistry that Wally has, but I can play the piano a bit. I can't pretend to that level of skill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Red	RED	English
Hossein	-	Persian
Ioane	-	Georgian (Archaic)
Fairuz	-	Arabic
Sibonakaliso	-	Southern African, Zulu
Lena	LE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese