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prétendre

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See also: pretendre and pretendré

French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁe.tɑ̃dʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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prétendre

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

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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