pretendować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendēre + -ować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛ.tɛnˈdɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ten‧do‧wać

Verb

pretendować impf

  1. (intransitive) to aspire, to lay claim (to have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something)
    Synonym: aspirować

Conjugation

adjective
  • pretendencki
nouns

Further reading

  • pretendować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pretendować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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