pretender

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pretender

/pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim praetendere⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

verb pretendendo · pretendido · pretendo · pretendes · pretende · pretendemos

ter a intenção de
tencionar
desejar
solicitar
intentar
aspirar

In English

plan to intend
intend to fix the mind upon a goal
propose to intend
purport to convey
mean to intend; plan on doing

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"pretender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/pretender. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pretender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/pretender.

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