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to purport
01
to claim or suggest something, often falsely or without proof
Transitive: to purport to do sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
purport
3rd person singular
purports
Present participle
purporting
Past simple
purported
Past participle
purported
Examples
He purports to be an expert in finance, but he has no qualifications in the field.
02
to have the intention or purpose of doing something
Transitive: to purport to do sth
Examples
The company's new policy purports to reduce its carbon footprint.
Purport
01
the meaning, intention, or general sense of something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
purports
Examples
The purport of her remarks was a call for reconciliation.
