pretendere

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pretendere (vai alla coniugazione)

  1. volere con forza
  2. (per estensione) desiderare di ottenere qualcosa, in genere al di là del proprio ambito o contesto
pre | tèn | de | re

IPA: /,preˈtɛndere/

deriva dal latino praetendĕre, infinito presente attivo di praetendo cioè "tendere innanzi"