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pretendere meaning in English

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pretendere verb

demand [demanded, demanding, demands](to request forcefully)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈmɑːnd] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈmænd]
I demand an explanation. = Pretendo una spiegazione.

exact [exacted, exacting, exacts](To demand and enforce)
verb
[UK: ɪɡ.ˈzækt] [US: ɪg.ˈzækt]

purport [purported, purporting, purports](to convey)
verb
[UK: pə.ˈpɔːt] [US: ˈpɝː.ˌpɔːrt]