pretender.
to want to; have the intention of
Meaning & usage
to want to; have the intention of
to claim (something that is very difficult to believe)
to try to marry or maintain a fiancé relationship with another person
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin praetenderelbor. Galician pretender Learned borrowing from Latin praetendere.
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