How to pronounce pretended in American English
“pretended” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to pretended the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “pretended” in: all accents · British English (47 clips)
“pretended” in real sentences — American speakers
71 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We never pretended otherwise.
The Obama White House
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I pretended to be Kirsten.
US National Archives
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pretended that – had a very clever public relations smokescreen.
State Department
Words that sound like “pretended”
Words one sound away from pretended — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “pretended”
Why real speech
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