pretend

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.

pretend/say that black is white

to say the opposite of what is really true She'll say that black is white if she thinks it's to her advantage.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katja	KAHT-yah (German, Dutch)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene
Emigdio	-	Spanish
Goddard	GAHD-ərd	English (Rare)
Georgeta	-	Romanian
Mansur	-	Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Sovanna	-	Khmer