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"pretended to study" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means that someone is acting as if they are studying, but they are not actually putting in any effort or concentration. Example: John pretended to study for his final exam by sitting at his desk and flipping through his notes, but in reality he was just daydreaming.
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I pretended to study it for a moment more, then gave it back to him.
He enrolled at the university to read law, but barely even pretended to study; he wanted to play the piano, to sing and to compose.
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"Terrible business," Stanton said, pretending to study the items.
"Yes, it is," I said, pretending to study the horizon, rubbing Yai's parched, gray back.
The stresses arrange as: Iamb, Anapaest, Amphimacer, Iamb.* In all my time carrying tea around & pretending to study poetry I've not seen that arrangement.
You can see why young couples meet in parks to pretend to study, but really to talk, flirt and maybe even read each other poetry.
"He said, 'Don't do the usual thing and pretend to study while you wait to get married.' " This suited Mazumdar, who had always been focussed on her studies.
Masha pretends to study computer science, as her parents want her to, but focuses more on literature until a once-doting professor from Moscow rejects her (and her ideas) as insufficiently Russian.
I was afraid they were going to turn and direct their happiness onto me like a laser, so I tried to ignore them by pretending to study a display of handmade teddy bears ($85) as if I were at the National Archives.
Mr Acurio, the son of a politician, trained in Paris while pretending to study law; now, cooking has become an acceptable profession for the children of the elite.A dozen or so upmarket restaurants have opened in Lima in the past few years.
Remember to have a little fun while you're pretending to study – that's what college is all about, after all.
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