purport

pur·port

 (pər-pôrt′)

tr.v. pur·port·ed, pur·port·ing, pur·ports

To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; claim or profess: a novel that purports to be a sailor's memoir; an author who purports to have witnessed the events.

n. (pûr′pôrt′)

1. Meaning that is presented, intended, or implied; import. See Synonyms at substance.

2. Intention; purpose: The purport of the visit was to discuss trade relations.

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[Middle English purporten, to set forth, from Anglo-Norman purporter : pur-, forth (from Latin prō-; see pro-¹) + porter, to carry (from Latin portāre; see per- in Indo-European roots).]

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purport

vb (tr)

1. to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely

2. (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply

n

3. meaning; significance

4. purpose; object; intention

[C15: from Anglo-French: contents, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forth + porter to carry, from Latin portāre]

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pur•port

(v. pərˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; n. ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt)

v.t.

1. to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim: a man purporting to be the manager.

2. to convey; express or imply.

n.

3. the meaning, import, or sense.

4. a purpose or intention.

[1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English < Anglo-French purporter to convey]

syn: See meaning.

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purport

Past participle: purported
Gerund: purporting

Imperative

purport

purport

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	purport - the intended meaning of a communication intent, spirit meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	2.	purport - the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" drift tenor, strain - the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
Verb	1.	purport - have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
	2.	purport - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" purpose, aim, propose intend, mean, think - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"

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purport

verb claim, allege, proclaim, maintain, declare, pretend, assert, pose as, profess a book that purports to tell the whole truth

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purport

noun

1. That which is signified by a word or expression:

acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, sense, significance, significancy, signification, value.

2. The gist of a specific action or situation:

idea, import, meaning, point, significance, significancy.

3. The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement:

amount, burden, drift, import, substance, tenor.

Idioms: sum and substance, sum total.

4. The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse:

aim, burden, drift, intent, meaning, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust.

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Translations

sensosignificaresignificatovoler passare per

bewerendoelgewichtintentielaten

propósito

подразумевать

purport

(frm)

A. [ˈpɜːpət] N

1. (= meaning) → significado m, sentido m

2. (= purpose) → intención f

B. [pɜːˈpɔːt] VT to purport to be → pretender ser

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purport

[pə^rˈpɔː^rt] vi
to purport to be sth → prétendre être qch
to purport to do sth → prétendre faire qch

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purport

n → Tenor m

vt

(= convey, mean) → hindeuten auf (+acc)

(= profess, claim) to purport to be/do something (person) → vorgeben, etw zu sein/tun; (object) → etw sein/tun sollen; he is purported to be a spy → es wird behauptet, er sei ein Spion; the law is purported to be in the public interest → das Gesetz soll dem Interesse der Öffentlichkeit dienen

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purport

[n ˈpɜːpət; vb pɜːˈpɔːt]

1. n → significato, senso generale

2. vt to purport to be/do → pretendere di essere/fare

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