pretender

Meaning

  1. to intend, to aim (for/to)
  2. to woo, to court
  3. (Latin-America, nonstandard, possibly) to pretend, purport (claim, allege)

Concepts

intend
pretend
seek
🔍
aim
try
mean
purport
claim
allege
dissemble
endeavor
essay
feign
get at
lay claim
like
plan
pray
🛐
profess
request
sham
want
wish

try for

try to achieve

access
love
❤️
affect

to be go to

aim at
appreciate
ask for

aspire to

assay
attempt
demand
desire
Synonyms

intentar
B1
solicitar
C2
querer
B1
amar
B2
❤️
anhelar
apuntar
C1
arrogar
demandar
C2
desear
C1
ensayar
C1
fingir
B2
invocar
24k
llegar
A1
necesitar
B1
pedir
A2
planear
C1
prestar
C1
rezar
C1
🛐
rogar
C2
simular
C2
suplicar
20k
tratar
B1
ansiar
aparentar
C2
apetecer
cobrar
C1
codiciar
gestionar
34k
pedir la mano
proponerse
buscar
A2
🔍

tener cariño

acceder
C1
afectar
C2
Translations

pretendere
prétendre
beabsichtigen
vorgeben
fordern
behaupten
pretender

avoir l'intention

viser à

wollen
essayer
vorhaben
intendere
beanspruchen
pretendre
Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
pre‧ten‧der
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾetenˈdeɾ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
praetendō
In summary

Borrowed from Latin praetendere.

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