How do you pronounce pretends?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹitˈɛndz/.

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pretends

/pɹitˈɛndz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

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friends ends dead-ends depends trends sends tends extends spends recommends intends defends

How do you pronounce pretends?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹitˈɛndz/.
What does pretends mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of pretend

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