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"text": "He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.",
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"ref": "1962 August, “More W.R. services in jeopardy”, in Modern Railways, page 82, photo caption",
"text": "The intermediate station seen here, Llanbister Road, is 5 hilly miles by road from the town it purports to serve.",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zagatvam",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "загатвам"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pretendiram",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "претендирам"
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{
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"word": "beweren"
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{
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"sense": "to convey",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "esittää"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "prétendre"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamosaxva",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "გამოსახვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamoxaṭva",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "გამოხატვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "vorgeben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "unterstellen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "pretendere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "supporre"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "presumere"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "dėtis"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "dizer"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "supor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "pretinde"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izobražátʹ",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "изобража́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pritvorjátʹsja",
"sense": "to convey",
"word": "притворя́ться"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "van plan zijn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "aikoa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "avoir l’intention (de)"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čapikreba",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "ჩაფიქრება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "beabsichtigen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "szándékol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "szándékozik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "ambire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "anelare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "puntare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "aspirare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "mirare"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "taikytis"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "avea intenția (să)"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "intenționa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "namerevátʹsja",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "намерева́ться"
},
{
"alt": "на что-л.",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pretendovátʹ",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "претендова́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to intend",
"word": "avse"
}
],
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"ref": "1939, Ernest Vincent Wright, Gadsby",
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"US",
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{
"ipa": "/ˈpɜːpɔːt/",
"tags": [
"UK",
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]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈpɜːpət/",
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{
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "imast",
"sense": "import",
"word": "իմաստ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "namerenie",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "намерение"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "doel"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "intentie"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gewicht"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "import",
"word": "tarkoitus"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "murād",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "मुराद"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "intento"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "proposito"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ambizione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aspirazione"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mira"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anelito"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "propósito"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "namérenije",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "наме́рение"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "brìgh"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "import",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "propósito"
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"word": "purport"
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