prétendre

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. (transitive with à) to aim at, to set one's sights on
  4. (reflexive) to claim
  5. (Louisiana) to pretend

Usage notes

Conjugation

Descendants

  • German: prätendieren
  • Romanian: pretinde

Further reading

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