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Meaning purport meaning

What does purport mean?

purport

— verb have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming The letter purports to express people's opinion — verb (= aim, propose) propose or intend I aim to arrive at noon — noun (= drift) the pervading meaning or tenor caught the general drift of the conversation — noun (= intent) the intended meaning of a communication

Synonyms purport synonyms

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purport English » English

meaning purpose gist aim significance mean import intention intent drift tenor signify pretend intend imply feign essence sense effect denote claim substance stand for spirit scope sake represent purview propose objective object make out maintain magnitude intension drive at design contend bearing assert allege view venture understanding understand train on think of symbolize spell signification

Conjugation purport conjugation

How do you conjugate purport?

purport · verb

Examples purport examples

How do I use purport in a sentence?

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You could hardly doubt the purport of my discourse. My intentions mean too much to be mistaken.
Sheila, will you and your pack of bleeding heart liberals never learn that expanding welfare rolls only accelerates inflation and inevitably hurt most those they purport to help?
Or purport to chronicle.
Purport, you say?
What the hell does it purport to describe?
So you do purport to be the mythic figure Ardra?
It doesn't purport to be anything.
We are agreed that you are who you purport to be and that you have the right to make a claim upon the land.
Whether they purport to be a friend of the crown or not!
They purport to explain something by not explaining it.
YOU'LL DESTROY HIM, IN WHICH CASE YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE SO-CALLED GOOD CHRISTIANS YOU PURPORT TO DESPISE.
So you are the pilgrims who purport to be our heirs?
OR PURPORT MYSELF AS AN FBI AGENT.
You, who purport to be so mature and perspicacious!
So you purport to be the mythic figure Ardra?
Seems you're not quite the high flyer you purport to be.
You purport to be her friend, and yet you don't care a whit about her happiness.
No. I purport to be a man of the mind.
Isn't it true that you are both shameless con artists trying to rip off the very communities you purport to help?
Now, you purport to be a desperate. socialist or anarchist, am I right?
This girl that you have developed impossible feelings for are you going to stand by her in a very Duckie-like fashion or are you gonna let hurt feelings prevent you from being the friend you so innocently purport yourself to be?
I humbly accept your purport.
The cheque is for the Mercian Bank, but the sort code and account digits are not what they purport to be.
And you're content to be repeatedly lied to by the man you purport to love.
Thank you. 'Cause I've met women who are different racial groups than they purport to be.
How can the Chinese purport to be a responsible actor in the Amazon when they're not even a party to the treaty charged with its protection?

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