pretender

/pɾetenˈdeɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
pretendo
preterite (yo)
pretendí
past participle
pretendido

Meaning

  1. to aim, to intend

    • ¿Qué pretendes con eso?

      What are you trying to achieve with that?

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

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English

propose

Close — to aim, to intend relates to proposing.

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