English-Danish translations for feign

• eftergøre
• foregive
  Kun de personer, der udbreder den fordrejende opfattelse, at konventet er udtryk for, at der skulle være opnået en eller anden form for enighed, kan foregive overraskelse. Only those who promote the false idea that a supposed consensus was obtained within the Convention can feign astonishment.
• simulere

Definition of feign

• To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate
• To imagine; to invent; to pretend
• To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent
• To hide or conceal

Examples

• The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
• They feigned her signature on the cheque.
• He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
• Jessica feigned the fact that she had not done her homework.

Related words

• feigned
• feigning
• unfeignedly
• feign ignorance
• feigning ignorance of
• to feign