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purport

/pəˈpɔːt/verb

उच्चारण पपॉर्ट

होने का दावा करना, (झूठा) दावा करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ to be/have sth formal

    to claim to be something or to have done something, when this may not be true

    होने का दावा करना, (झूठा) दावा करना

    • The letter purports to be from the minister, but it is a forgery.
    • a book that purports to tell the true story of the war

    Synonyms claim profess pretend allege

noun/ˈpɜːpɔːt/
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    [U] formal

    the general meaning or purpose of something

    आशय, अभिप्राय, तात्पर्य

    • The purport of the speech was that taxes would rise.

    Synonyms gist drift meaning substance thrust

◇Word family
purported adjectivepurportedly adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

claim profess pretend allege gist drift meaning substance thrust

§Grammar and usage

The verb purport is followed by a to-infinitive, as in 'purports to be', not by a that-clause.

Verb purport के बाद to-infinitive आता है, जैसे 'purports to be', that-clause नहीं।

The verb is stressed on the second syllable and the noun on the first.

Verb पर stress दूसरे syllable पर और noun पर पहले syllable पर होता है।