PURPORT


Meaning of PURPORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə(r)pɔ:(r)t ]

( purports, purporting, purported)

If you say that someone or something purports to do or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim. ( FORMAL )

...a book that purports to tell the whole truth.

VERB : V to-inf

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