verb/pɾetenˈdeɾ/
to intend, to aim (for/to); to woo, to court; to pretend, purport (claim, allege)
“Juan pretende tener su casa propia en tres años.” — Juan intends to have his own house in three years.
Synonyms: cortejar
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- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin praetenderebor. Spanish pretender Borrowed from Latin praetendere.