претендувати

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Etymology edit

From Latin praetendō +‎ -ува́ти (-uváty). Compare Russian претендова́ть (pretendovátʹ), Belarusian прэтэндава́ць (pretendavácʹ), Polish pretendować.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pretendʊˈʋate]
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Verb edit

претендува́ти (pretenduvátyimpf (+ на + accusative or + infinitive)

  1. to aspire, to claim, to have pretensions, to lay claim, to make a claim (assert or demand ownership)
  2. to claim, to pretend, to purport (assert possession of qualities, capabilities or knowledge, especially those that one does not have)
    Я не претенду́ю на всезнання́.Ja ne pretendúju na vseznannjá.I don't claim to be omniscient.

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