pretensions

CEFRB2

/prəˈtɛnʃənz/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    Claims or ambitions to be more important or talented than one is.

Examples

  • Don't start again now with your intellectual pretensions.

  • Curb your intellectual pretensions.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

His blank of being a genius were false, as he failed the simple test.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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