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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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    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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