Definition of Fake
Fake
Fa·ke


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Not genuine or real; artificial or pretended.

e.g. The artist was accused of creating fake masterpieces to sell to collectors.

(verb)
to forge or counterfeit something;

e.g. She faked her mother's signature on the field trip permission slip.

(noun)
an imitation;

e.g. The diamond necklace was a fake.

(verb)
to pretend;

e.g. She faked the fever so that she didn't have to go to school.



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Phrases
  • fair-weather friend

  • fake it till you make it / fake it until you make it



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