prétendre

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See also: pretendre and pretendré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pretendre, from Old French pretendre, a borrowing from Latin praetendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.tɑ̃dʁ/
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Verb

prétendre

  1. to claim, to allege
  2. to expect, to consider necessary
  3. (intransitive) to aim at, to set one's sights on
  4. (reflexive) to claim
  5. (Louisiana) to pretend

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Conjugation

Descendants

  • Dutch: pretenderen
  • German: prätendieren
  • Romanian: pretinde

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