WordpretenderMeaningto expect (to aim for something unreasonable); to intend, to aim toPart of speechverbPronunciationCourseSpanish (Spain)LessonIronic rejections (¡ni que...!)Usages of pretender¿Pretendes que te lleve al centro? ¡Ni que fuera tu chófer!Do you expect me to take you to the center? As if I were your chauffeur!Pretende que yo sepa la respuesta. ¡Ni que fuera adivino!He expects me to know the answer. As if I were a fortune teller!