Meaning of make believe | Babel Free

Definitions

To pretend or imagine.

childish, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Let's make believe that we are explorers.”

“Only make believe I love you, / Only make believe that you love me. / Others find peace of mind in pretending, / Couldn’t you? / Couldn’t I? / Couldn’t we? / Make believe our lips are blending / In a phantom kiss, or two, or three. / Might as well make believe I love you, / For to tell the truth I do.”

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