Definition of "feign" in English

verb

1. To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

   • The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
   • They feigned her signature on the cheque.

2. To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.

   • He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
   • Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

3. To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.