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feigned
[ feynd ]
/ feɪnd /
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adjective
pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
assumed; fictitious: a feigned name.
disguised: a feigned voice.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
OTHER WORDS FROM feigned
feign·ed·ly [fey-nid-lee], /ˈfeɪ nɪd li/, adverbfeign·ed·ness, nounWords nearby feigned
FEF, feh, Fehling's solution, FEI, feign, feigned, feigning, feijoa, feijoada, Feininger, feinschmecker
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