прики́дываться — meaning in English

English meaning

• affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
• fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
• feign verb To pretend to feel or have something that isn't real.
• pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.

Senses

прики́дываться is used for these senses in English:

• affect (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
• fake (transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
• feign To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

affect — full definition

1. verb To influence or make a difference to something.
2. verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.

fake — full definition

1. adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
2. noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
3. verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.

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