verb Download 🔗Share To convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely). Examples : "He purports himself to be an international man of affairs." communication language media statement society politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (construed with to) To intend. Examples : "He purported to become an international man of affairs." language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Normally assumed to be. Examples : "The purported reason for the meeting was a team-building exercise, but everyone suspected it was about budget cuts. " attitude possibility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Said by some people to be real or true or to have happened, although this may not be so Examples : "The purported reason for the meeting was a budget review, but everyone suspected layoffs were coming. " media communication statement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
