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pasta — 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.
  • 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 convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
  • state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

pasta 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

  1. verb To state under oath, to plead.
  2. verb To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
  3. verb To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
  4. verb To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

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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