pretender
Meaning
- to intend, to aim (for/to)
- to woo, to court
- (Latin-America,nonstandard,possibly) to pretend, purport (claim, allege)
Concepts
intend
pretend
seek
aim
claim
allege
mean
try
purport
aim at
aspire to
try for
try to achieve
profess
endeavor
ask for
demand
pray
request
appreciate
desire
like
love
want
wish
lay claim
affect
dissemble
feign
sham
access
get at
assay
attempt
essay
plan
to be go to
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pre‧ten‧der
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾetenˈdeɾ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praetendere.
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