Question 1 · Quick check
pretensions
CEFRB2
/prəˈtɛnʃənz/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 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.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.