påstå — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allege verb (law) To formally state something as fact in court, especially under oath.
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- pasta noun A food made from a dough of wheat and water, shaped and usually boiled, forming the base of many Italian dishes.
- purport verb To claim to mean or be something, which may not be true.
- state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
Senses
påstå is used for these senses in English:
- allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- pasta (uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
- purport To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
- state (transitive) To declare to be a fact.
allege — full definition
- verb (law) To formally state something as fact in court, especially under oath.
- verb To quote a writer's work as support for or against a point.
- verb To put something forward as a reason or excuse.
- verb To claim that something is true without offering any 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.
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