📄purport (pɜːrpɔːrt)

verb
/ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/
prétendre (pretendre)

Signification

to claim or profess something, often falsely
Traduction de la signification
revendiquer ou prétendre quelque chose, souvent faussement
revendiquer ou prétendre quelque chose, souvent faussement

Phrases d'exemple

The document purports to be an official government report.

Le document prétend être un rapport officiel du gouvernement.
Le document prétend être un rapport officiel du gouvernement.

Synonymes

claim, profess, pretend, allege, assert

Antonymes

deny, disclaim, reject

Collocations

purport to show, purport to prove, purport to represent

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