make believe

1. verb To pretend; to use one's imagination. When I was a kid, I used to love to make believe that I was an astronaut flying to Mars in my rocket ship, which was really a cardboard box. It's fun to make believe! You can be anyone you want!

2. noun Something imagined; something that does not exist in reality. In this usage, the term is usually hyphenated. The make-believe we engage in as children lays the foundation for our ability to be creative later in life. A lot of people dismiss these movies as simple make-believe, but they contain a very complex mythology. Are you telling the truth about what happened, or is this all just make-believe?

3. adjective Imagined or pretended. In this usage, the term is usually hyphenated. Do they really expect us to fall for these make-believe explanations?

See also: believe, make

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

make believe

Pretend, as in Let's make believe we're elves. This expression in effect means making oneself believe in an illusion. [Early 1700s]

See also: believe, make

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

make beˈlieve (that...)

pretend (that...): The journey seemed like an attempt to make believe that the modern world didn’t exist. a world of fantasy and make-believe

See also: believe, make

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

make believe

To pretend.

See also: believe, make

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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词组	make believe
释义	make believe make believe 1. verb To pretend; to use one's imagination. When I was a kid, I used to love to make believe that I was an astronaut flying to Mars in my rocket ship, which was really a cardboard box. It's fun to make believe! You can be anyone you want! 2. noun Something imagined; something that does not exist in reality. In this usage, the term is usually hyphenated. The make-believe we engage in as children lays the foundation for our ability to be creative later in life. A lot of people dismiss these movies as simple make-believe, but they contain a very complex mythology. Are you telling the truth about what happened, or is this all just make-believe? 3. adjective Imagined or pretended. In this usage, the term is usually hyphenated. Do they really expect us to fall for these make-believe explanations? See also: believe, make Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make believe Pretend, as in Let's make believe we're elves. This expression in effect means making oneself believe in an illusion. [Early 1700s] See also: believe, make The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. make beˈlieve (that...) pretend (that...): The journey seemed like an attempt to make believe that the modern world didn’t exist. a world of fantasy and make-believe See also: believe, make Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary make believe To pretend. See also: believe, make American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: check out check out, to check something out checkout blow blown cross over face off face-off answer to
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