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pretensión — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aim verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
  • claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  • pretense noun A false show or claim put on to create a misleading impression; the American spelling of "pretence".
  • pretension noun A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

Senses

pretensión is used for these senses in English:

  • claim A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
  • pretense (countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
  • pretension A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

aim — full definition

  1. verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
  2. verb To intend or work toward a particular goal.
  3. noun A goal or intention.
  4. noun The act of pointing something, such as a weapon, at a target; also, one's skill at hitting a target.

claim — full definition

  1. verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  2. verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
  3. noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
  4. noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.

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