purport in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

purport in the PONS Dictionary

purport Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to purport to +infin
to purport to be sth
to purport to be sth thing
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It purports to be an additional power, not a restriction on those already granted.
en.wikipedia.org
This monument, 36-feet high, is purported to be the world's largest bronze equestrian statue.
en.wikipedia.org
They did not purport directly to control or to restrict such trade.
en.wikipedia.org
A contemporary fantasy necessarily takes place in what purports to be the real world, and not a fantasy world.
en.wikipedia.org
The service purports to be an alternative to traditional cosmetic surgery financing methods.
en.wikipedia.org
The origin of the design has often been purported as being medieval.
en.wikipedia.org
This research culminated in a series of major works that purport to solve this problem.
en.wikipedia.org
The text in purport is on the mercy of translator and may not be the intended meaning of actual text.
en.wikipedia.org
The group stopped four persons pretending to be law enforcement from robbing a blind man whose pockets they purported to be lawfully searching.
en.wikipedia.org
The attacker could then send e-mail messages purporting to come from the original site, but directing people to the bogus site.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski