FAKE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of fake in English fakenoun [ C ] uk /feɪk/ us /feɪk/

fake noun [C] (PERSON OR OBJECT)

Add to word list Add to word list C2 an object that is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people: Experts revealed that the painting was a fake. The gun in his hand was a fake. C2 someone who is not what or who they claim to be: After working for ten years as a doctor, he was exposed as a fake. Faking & pretending

• affect
• air guitar
• assume
• believe
• bluff someone into something/doing something
• changeling
• cry
• false modesty
• false name
• falsifiable
• falsify
• feign
• pass something off as something phrasal verb
• phoney
• phony-baloney
• play at something phrasal verb
• play something out phrasal verb
• purport
• quackery
• you can't kid a kidder idiom

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fake noun [C] (SPORTS)

a movement that is made in order to deceive an opponent : He picked up some new moves, such as jukes and fakes, by watching film while injured. His lightning-fast fakes and pinpoint shots leave bewildered goalies sprawled on the ice. General terms used in ball sports

• aggregate score
• assist
• attacking
• back pass
• backhanded
• bend
• defend
• hat trick
• in bounds idiom
• inbounds pass
• indirect free kick
• interception
• juggle
• penalty
• smash-mouth
• spacing
• split the defence idiom
• spot kick
• square ball
• tackle

See more results » fakeadjective uk /feɪk/ us /feɪk/ C1 not real, but made to look or seem real: He was charged with possessing a fake passport. fake fur/blood made by humans

• artificialHer bouquet was made of artificial flowers.
• syntheticThe tyres are made with synthetic rubber.
• man-madeNylon is a man-made fibre.
• fakeHe was selling fake fur jackets.

See more results » disapproving showing or pretending to feel emotions that are not sincere: fake smile/laugh She gave a small fake smile/laugh, and walked out of the room. She's so fake, pretending to be everybody's friend. Faking & pretending

• affect
• air guitar
• assume
• believe
• bluff someone into something/doing something
• changeling
• cry
• false modesty
• false name
• falsifiable
• falsify
• feign
• pass something off as something phrasal verb
• phoney
• phony-baloney
• play at something phrasal verb
• play something out phrasal verb
• purport
• quackery
• you can't kid a kidder idiom

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Natural and artificial fakeverb uk /feɪk/ us /feɪk/

fake verb (FEELING/ILLNESS)

C2 [ I or T ] to pretend that you have a feeling or illness: to fake surprise She didn't want to go out, so she faked a headache. He faked a heart attack and persuaded prison staff to take him to hospital. He isn't really crying; he's just faking. to act as if something is true when it is not

• pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise.
• make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
• play at somethingUK The children are playing at cops and robbers.
• role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
• fakeShe's only faking being ill.
• feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.

See more results » Faking & pretending

• affect
• air guitar
• assume
• believe
• bluff someone into something/doing something
• changeling
• cry
• false modesty
• false name
• falsifiable
• falsify
• feign
• pass something off as something phrasal verb
• phoney
• phony-baloney
• play at something phrasal verb
• play something out phrasal verb
• purport
• quackery
• you can't kid a kidder idiom

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fake verb (OBJECT)

C2 [ T ] to make an object look real or valuable in order to deceive people: to fake a document/signature Forgery

• anti-counterfeiting
• anti-piracy
• bootleg
• counterfeit
• faker
• forge
• forged document
• forgery
• hijack
• hijacking
• knockoff
• piracy
• pirate
• pirated
• plagiarism
• plagiarize
• self-plagiarism

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Faking & pretending

fake verb (SPORTS)

to make a movement whose purpose is to deceive an opponent : He faked a handoff, then jumped up and lofted the ball toward his teammate. He faked an inbound pass while his brother sneaked between two opposing players toward the basket. General terms used in ball sports

• aggregate score
• assist
• attacking
• back pass
• backhanded
• bend
• defend
• hat trick
• in bounds idiom
• inbounds pass
• indirect free kick
• interception
• juggle
• penalty
• smash-mouth
• spacing
• split the defence idiom
• spot kick
• square ball
• tackle

See more results »

Related word

faker (Definition of fake from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

fake | American Dictionary

fakenoun [ C ] us /feɪk/

fake noun [C] (COPY)

Add to word list Add to word list something that is intended to look like and be mistaken for something else, esp. a copy made in order to deceive: She discovered that the documents were fakes. fakeverb us /feɪk/

fake verb (PRETEND)

[ I/T ] to pretend: [ I ] He isn’t really crying, he’s just faking.

fake verb (MAKE COPY)

[ T ] to make something look like something else, esp. in order to deceive: She faked her mother’s signature on the permission form. fakeadjective us /feɪk/

fake adjective (NOT REAL)

intended to look like something else, esp. in order to deceive: He was caught with a fake passport. “Is that a real fur coat?” “No, it’s fake.” (Definition of fake from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of fake?

Translations of fake

in Chinese (Traditional) 贗品, 假貨, 冒充者… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 赝品, 假货, 冒充者… See more in Spanish copia, falsificación, impostor… See more in Portuguese falsificação, falso, fingir… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian नकली, बनावट, खोटे… See more にせものの, にせもの, ～のふりをする… See more sahte, taklit, sahtekar… See more faux/fausse, feint/feinte, faux [masculine]… See more fals, còpia, falsificació… See more vervalsing, oplichter, namaak-… See more மக்களை ஏமாற்றுவதற்காக உண்மையான அல்லது மதிப்புமிக்கதாக தோற்றமளிக்கும் ஒரு பொருள், யாரோ என்னவோ அல்லது யாராகவோ அவர்கள் கூறுகின்றனர், உண்மையானது அல்ல… See more नकली, जालसाज़, (भावनाएँ) नकली… See more નકલી, બનાવટી, ઢોંગી… See more forfalskning, efterligning, bedrager… See more förfalskning, bluff, falsk… See more imitasi, palsu, berpura-pura… See more die Fälschung, der Schwindler, gefälscht… See more falsk, forfalskning [masculine], forfalske… See more جعلی, نقلی, بناوٹی… See more підробка, фальшивка, аферист… See more ప్రజలను మోసం చేయడానికి నిజమైన లేదా విలువైనదిగా కనిపించే వస్తువు, వారు ఏమి కాదు లేదా వారు ఎవరు అని చెప్పుకుంటారు, నిజం కాదు… See more নকল, ভুয়ো, জাল… See more padělek, podvodník, falešný… See more pemalsuan, imitasi, gadungan… See more ของปลอม, เสแสร้ง, ที่ปลอม… See more đồ giả, kẻ mạo nhận, giả… See more sztuczny, fałszywy, podróbka… See more 가짜의, 위조품, -인 체 하다… See more falso, falsificare, fingere… See more Need a translator?

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• English   
  • Noun 
    • fake (PERSON OR OBJECT)
    • fake (SPORTS)
  Adjective
  • Verb 
    • fake (FEELING/ILLNESS)
    • fake (OBJECT)
    • fake (SPORTS)
• American   
  • Noun 
    • fake (COPY)
  • Verb 
    • fake (PRETEND)
    • fake (MAKE COPY)
  • Adjective 
    • fake (NOT REAL)

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