pretension

«pretension» in Mova's school dictionary: a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (pretensions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true. tree →

2) A pretension is a show of being grand or important. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a character who claims a right or a title he does not have

examples

• She made pretensions to be a princess. tree →
• The lord had pretensions about his wealth. tree →
• Ignore her pretensions; she is only a servant. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pretension» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.