pretender

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

to pretend + -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

Wikipedia pretender (plural pretenders)

1. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
2. A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.

Synonyms

• dissembler
• hypocrite
• phoney

Related terms

• pretend

Translations

1. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold

• Dutch: huichelaar (nl) m, veinzer (nl) m
• German: Betrüger (de) m, Angeber (de) m, Heuchler (de) m
• Russian: притворщик (ru) (pritvóršik) m, лицемер (ru) (licemér) m

• Spanish: impostor (es) m, mentiroso (es) m, embustero (es) m, hipócrita (es) m, falso (es) m, grupiento (es) m

2. A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne

• Dutch: pretendent (nl) m
• French: prétendant (fr) m
• German: Anwärter (de) m

• Russian: претендент (ru) (pretendént) m
• Spanish: pretendiente (es) m

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• Norwegian: tronpretendent (no) m

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Galician

Verb

pretender (first-person sg present pretendo, first-person sg preterite pretendín, past participle pretendido)

1. to pretend
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of pretender
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of pretender

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pretender

infinitive			pretender
gerund			pretendendo
past participle			pretendido
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	pretendo	pretendes	pretende	pretendemos	pretendedes	pretenden
	imperfect	pretendía	pretendías	pretendía	pretendiamos	pretendiades	pretendían
	preterite	pretendín	pretendiches	pretendeu	pretendemos	pretendestes	pretenderon
	pluperfect	pretendera	pretenderas	pretendera	pretenderamos	pretenderades	pretenderan
	future	pretenderei	pretenderás	pretenderá	pretenderemos	pretenderedes	pretenderán
	conditional	pretendería	pretenderías	pretendería	pretenderiamos	pretenderiades	pretenderían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	pretenda	pretendas	pretenda	pretendamos	pretendades	pretendan
	preterite	pretendese	pretendeses	pretendese	pretendésemos	pretendésedes	pretendesen
	future	pretender	pretenderes	pretender	pretendermos	pretenderdes	pretenderen
imperative		—	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		—	pretende	—	—	pretendede	—
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		pretender	pretenderes	pretender	pretendermos	pretenderdes	pretenderen

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Portuguese

Verb

pretender (first-person singular present indicative pretendo, past participle pretendido)

1. To want
2. To pretend
3. To intend
4. To request
5. To [aspire]]

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb pretender

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -er group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: comer, mexer, temer, varrer, vender.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	pretender
Personal	pretender	pretenderes	pretender	pretendermos	pretenderdes	pretenderem
Gerund
	pretendendo
Past participle
Masculine	pretendido			pretendidos
Feminine	pretendida			pretendidas
Indicative
Present	pretendo	pretendes	pretende	pretendemos	pretendeis	pretendem
Imperfect	pretendia	pretendias	pretendia	pretendíamos	pretendíeis	pretendiam
Preterite	pretendi	pretendeste	pretendeu	pretendemos	pretendestes	pretenderam
Pluperfect	pretendera	pretenderas	pretendera	pretendêramos	pretendêreis	pretenderam
Future	pretenderei	pretenderás	pretenderá	pretenderemos	pretendereis	pretenderão
Conditional	pretenderia	pretenderias	pretenderia	pretenderíamos	pretenderíeis	pretenderiam
Subjunctive
Present	pretenda	pretendas	pretenda	pretendamos	pretendais	pretendam
Imperfect	pretendesse	pretendesses	pretendesse	pretendêssemos	pretendêsseis	pretendessem
Future	pretender	pretenderes	pretender	pretendermos	pretenderdes	pretenderem
Imperative
Affirmative	pretenda	pretende	pretenda	pretendamos	pretendei	pretendam
Negative (não)	pretenda	pretendas	pretenda	pretendamos	pretendais	pretendam

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Spanish

Verb

pretender (first-person singular present pretendo, first-person singular preterite pretendí, past participle pretendido)

1. to pretend

   Juan pretendió estar muerto para evitar que el oso lo atacara.

   Juan pretended to be dead so the bear wouldn't attack him.

2. to intend

   Juan pretende tener su casa propia en tres años.

   Juan intends to have his own house in three years.

3. to woo, to court

   Juan pretende a Fernanda porque él siempre le lleva rosas y chocolates

   Juan courts Fernanda, so he always gives her roses and chocolates.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pretender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pretender
gerund			pretendiendo
past participle			pretendido
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pretendo	pretendes	pretende	pretendemos	pretendéis	pretenden
	imperfect	pretendía	pretendías	pretendía	pretendíamos	pretendíais	pretendían
	preterite	pretendí	pretendiste	pretendió	pretendimos	pretendisteis	pretendieron
	future	pretenderé	pretenderás	pretenderá	pretenderemos	pretenderéis	pretenderán
	conditional	pretendería	pretenderías	pretendería	pretenderíamos	pretenderíais	pretenderían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pretenda	pretendas	pretenda	pretendamos	pretendáis	pretendan
	imperfect (ra)	pretendiera	pretendieras	pretendiera	pretendiéramos	pretendierais	pretendieran
	imperfect (se)	pretendiese	pretendieses	pretendiese	pretendiésemos	pretendieseis	pretendiesen
	future	pretendiere	pretendieres	pretendiere	pretendiéremos	pretendiereis	pretendieren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		pretende	pretenda	pretendamos	pretended	pretendan
	negative		no pretendas	no pretenda	no pretendamos	no pretendáis	no pretendan

Related terms

• pretendente
• pretencioso

Usage notes

• Pretender is a false friend, and does not mean pretend in the sense of to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is. The Spanish word for pretend in that sense is fingir.