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pretender.

to want

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɾe.tẽˈde(ʁ)/Brazil[pɾe.tẽˈde(h)]Brazil/pɾe.tẽˈde(ʁ)/Brazil[pɾe.tẽˈde(h)]Brazil

  1. to want

  2. to pretend

  3. to intend

  4. to request

  5. to aspire

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 praetenderebor. Portuguese pretender Borrowed from Latin praetendere.

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