"pretension" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pretensions [plural], prætension [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle English pretencioun, pretensioun, from Medieval Latin prētēnsiō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pretencioun}} Middle English pretencioun, {{der|en|la-med|prētēnsiō}} Medieval Latin prētēnsiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pretension (countable and uncountable, plural pretensions)
  1. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (claim): дәғүә (däğwä) (Bashkir), претенция (pretencija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pretentie (Dutch), prétention [feminine] (French), pretensão (Portuguese), pretenție (Romanian), претензия (pretenzija) [masculine] (Russian), притязание (pritjazanije) [masculine] (Russian), pretensión [feminine] (Spanish), choser [plural] (Swedish), sjåser [plural] (Swedish), прете́нзія (preténzija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. Pretentiousness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (pretentiousness): претенциозност (pretencioznost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), aanmatiging (Dutch), prétention [feminine] (French), móiréis [feminine] (Irish), pretențiozitate [feminine] (Romanian), pretención [feminine] (Spanish), choser [plural] (Swedish), sjåser [plural] (Swedish)
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Derived forms: pretensional, pretensionless Related terms: pretense, pretentious
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: pretensions [present, singular, third-person], pretensioning [participle, present], pretensioned [participle, past], pretensioned [past]
Etymology: 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-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English pretension From pre- + tension. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|pre-|tension|id=pre-tension|text=+|tree=1}} 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-lbor. 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  1. To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
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  2. (construction) To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in. Coordinate_terms: posttension
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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\"term\" : \"tension\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"frm\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"tension\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"pretension\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-id=\"pre-tension\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"pretension\" id=\"English:_pre-tension\">\nFrom pre- + tension.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *per-\nProto-Indo-European *preh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-i\nProto-Indo-European *préh₂i?\nProto-Italic *prai\nProto-Italic *prai-\nLatin prae-lbor.\nMiddle English pre-\nEnglish pre-\nProto-Indo-European *ten-\nProto-Indo-European *tend-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *téndeti\nProto-Italic *tendō\nLatin tendō\nProto-Indo-European *-tis\nProto-Indo-European *-Hō\nProto-Indo-European *-tiHō\nProto-Italic *-tiō\nLatin -tiō\nLatin tēnsiōder.\nMiddle French tensionbor.\nEnglish tension\nEnglish pretension\nFrom pre- + tension.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pretensions",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pretensioning",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pretensioned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pretensioned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pretension (third-person singular simple present pretensions, present participle pretensioning, simple past and past participle pretensioned)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To apply tension to an object before some other event or process."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tension",
          "tension"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Construction"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "posttension"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "construction",
          "construction"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(construction) To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pretension"
}

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