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MAKE AS IF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does make as if mean?
• MAKE AS IF (verb)
The verb MAKE AS IF has 1 sense:
1. begin or appear to begin an action
Familiarity information: MAKE AS IF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Begin or appear to begin an action
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
He made as if to shake my hand
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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