purports

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Third person singular simple present of to purport
purport
import, intention or purpose

Sorrowful, phantasmal as this same Double Aristocracy of Teachers and Governors now looks, it is worth all men’s while to know that the purport of it is, and remains, noble and most real.

purport
To intend

He purported to become an international man of affairs.

purport
To convey, imply, or profess outwardly, often falsely

He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.

purport
intent
purport
{v} to intend, design, mean, tend, show
purport
{n} a design, meaning, tendency
purport
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. a book that purports to tell the whole truth. to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true purport to do sth. the general meaning of what someone says
purport
Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor
purport
general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"
purport
the intended meaning of a communication
purport
propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
purport
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
purport
To convey, imply, or profess outwardly
purport
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion
purport
{i} intention, purpose; meaning, significance
purport
Disguise; covering
purport
To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; often with an object clause or infinitive
purport
{f} intend, plan; claim, profess; claim falsely, pretend
purports

    Turkish pronunciation

    pırpôrts

    Pronunciation

    /pərˈpôrts/ /pɜrˈpɔːrts/

    Etymology

    [ 'p&r-"pOrt, -"port ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Anglo-French, content, tenor, from purporter to contain, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forward + porter to carry; more at PURCHASE, PORT.
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