Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪk bɪˈliːv/
noun a form of imaginative play or fantasy
A1 Children love to play make believe games.
A2 She enjoys watching make believe movies.
B1 Make believe is an important part of childhood development.
B2 Some adults still enjoy engaging in make believe activities.
C1 The theater production was filled with make believe and fantasy.
C2 The author's novel was a masterpiece of make believe and imagination.
verb to pretend or imagine
A1 Children love to make believe they are superheroes.
A2 She often makes believe that she is a famous singer when she's alone.
B1 The actors had to make believe they were in a different time period for the movie.
B2 Despite the difficult circumstances, they managed to make believe everything was going to be okay.
C1 The magician's performance was so convincing that it was hard to believe it was all just make believe.
C2 As a child, she had a vivid imagination and could easily make believe any scenario.
formal Children often engage in make believe play to develop their imagination and creativity.
informal Let's play make believe and pretend we're pirates searching for treasure!
slang My little sister loves to do make believe with her dolls.
figurative Sometimes it's easier to make believe everything is okay rather than facing reality.
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