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To fake is to create a false impression, to lie and pretend to be something you aren't, or to create a knock-off or impersonation. (verb)
- An example of fake is when you pretend to be sick when you aren't.
- An example of fake is when you pretend to be competent at a task you can't do.
- An example of fake is when you forge a signature.
A fake is a knock-off, or someone or something that isn't what it appears to be. (noun)
- An example of a fake is a knock-off designer bag.
- An example of a fake is a person who is phony and who pretends to be nice when really he is not.
Fake describes someone or something that is not genuine. (adjective)
An example of fake is a description for a knock-off designer purse.
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