See also: pretendre and pretendré

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French pretendre, from Old French pretendre, a borrowing from Latin praetendere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.tɑ̃dʁ/
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Verb edit

prétendre

  1. to claim, to allege
  2. to expect, to consider necessary
  3. (transitive with à) to aim at, to set one's sights on
  4. (reflexive) to claim
  5. (Louisiana) to pretend

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Descendants edit

  • German: prätendieren
  • Romanian: pretinde

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