Polyglot Dictionary

pretender

/pɾetẽˈdeɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
pretendo
preterite (eu)
pretendi
past participle
pretendido

Meaning

  1. to intend

    • Pretendo viajar.

      I intend to travel.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tencionar

tencionar is more formal or literary; pretender is the everyday word, which also means "to claim" in some contexts — both mean "to intend."

Similar in other languages

German

beabsichtigen

beabsichtigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to intend."

Practice

1 What does pretender mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ viajar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pretender?

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