MAKE AS IF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Begin or appear to begin an action

Example:

He made as if to shake my hand

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "make as if" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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