All 3 Uses of
pretense
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- "It is all pretence—what you are saying!" exclaimed Bathsheba, laughing in spite of herself at the sly method.†
Chpt 25-27 *
- Gabriel, without making any pretence of being lively, did nothing to show that he was particularly dull.†
Chpt 31-33
- Good afternoon, ma'am" he concluded, in evident anxiety to get away, and at once went out of the churchyard by a path she could follow on no pretence whatever.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(pretense) a false appearance or action to help one pretendeditor's notes: This is sometimes seen in the expression "false pretense" or "false pretenses" which is just emphasizing that behavior or actions do not reflect the true situation.