prétendre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allege verb To state under oath, to plead.
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
- purport verb To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
Senses
prétendre is used for these senses in English:
- allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- pretend (intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]
- pretend (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
- purport To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
allege — full definition
- verb To state under oath, to plead.
- verb To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
- verb To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- verb To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
claim — full definition
- verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
- noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
- noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.