| query | Someone who is a f___ is not what they claim to be, for example because they do not have the qualifications that they claim to have.Someone who is a fake is not what they claim to be, for example because they do not have the qualifications that they claim to have. |
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| word | fake |
| full-definition | adjective A fake fur or a fake painting, for example, is a fur or painting that has been made to look valuable or genuine, often in order to deceive people. The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates. It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake. verb If someone fakes something, they try to make it look valuable or genuine, although in fact it is not. It's safer to fake a tan with make-up than spend a lot of time in the sun. He faked his own death last year to collect on a $1 million insurance policy. ...faked evidence. If you fake a feeling, emotion, or reaction, you pretend that you are experiencing it when you are not. Jon faked nonchalance. Maturity and emotional sophistication can't be faked. noun Someone who is a fake is not what they claim to be, for example because they do not have the qualifications that they claim to have. |
| inflections | fakesfakingfaked |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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