verb
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BAD : The government pretends to nationalize all the major industries.
GOOD : The government intends to nationalize all the major industries.
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pretend = behave in a way that aims to give someone a false impression: 'He got into the conference centre by pretending to be a security guard. 'She hurried past, pretending not to see me.'
intend = be planning to do something: 'As soon as the baby can be left with someone, she intends to go back to work.'
2
BAD : He pretends that he wasn't informed about the meeting.
GOOD : He claims that he wasn't informed about the meeting.
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claim = state that something is true, especially when there is no proof or evidence that it is true: 'She claims to have been a close friend of John Lennon.'