pretender

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pretender

[pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

Rhymes with eɾ

Where it comes from

Del latín praetendere.

verb haber pretendido · pretendiendo · habiendo pretendido · pretendido · pretendo · pretendes

Hacer diligencias o esfuerzos para conseguir lo que se desea.
Similar: procurar
Solicitar una cosa, haciendo las diligencias necesarias para su consecución.
Intentar algo que a priori no es posible.
Cortejar a una mujer para volverse su pareja o casarse con ella.

In English

seek to attempt to, to try to
plan to intend
endeavor attempt through application of effort
aim to direct the intention or purpose
try to work on something
claim to state a new fact
intend to fix the mind upon a goal
pursue to aim for
expect to consider obligatory
purport to intend
pretend 2. (intransitive with 'to', formal, originally transitive) To lay claim (to an a
mean to intend; plan on doing

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@misc{pretender_2026,
  title = {pretender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/pretender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}