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For me it is closer to "pretend" in general modern speech but context is important. In old films you may have a butler who announces (for example) Sir, there is a gentlemen at the door who purports to be Lord ....... In this case I would think it to be closer to "claim"
- For me it is closer to "pretend" in general modern speech but context is important.
- In old films you may have a butler who announces (for example) Sir, there is a gentlemen at the door who purports to be Lord .......
- In this case I would think it to be closer to "claim"
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For me it is closer to "pretend" in general modern speech but context is important.
In old films you may have a butler who announces (for example)
Sir, there is a gentlemen at the door who purports to be Lord .......
In this case I would think it to be closer to "claim"
In old films you may have a butler who announces (for example)
Sir, there is a gentlemen at the door who purports to be Lord .......
In this case I would think it to be closer to "claim"
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