purport

purport
1. transitive verb

purport to do something — (profess) [von sich] behaupten, etwas zu tun; (be intended to seem) den Anschein erwecken sollen, etwas zu tun

a letter purporting to be written by the president — ein angeblich vom Präsidenten geschriebener Brief

2. noun
Inhalt, der
* * *
pur·port
[pəˈpɔ:t, AM pɜ:rˈpɔ:rt]
I. vi (form)
1. (claim)
to \purport to do sth vorgeben, etw tun zu wollen
they \purport to look after our interests sie nehmen angeblich unsere Interessen wahr
he is \purported to be a spy man sagt ihm nach, er sei ein Spion
2. (convey meaning)
to \purport that ... bedeuten [o besagen] [o zum Inhalt haben], dass ...
his speech \purported that ... seiner Rede war zu entnehmen, dass ...
II. n (form)
1. (meaning) Inhalt m, Sinn m, Tenor m geh
2. (object) Zweck m, [erklärte] Absicht, Intention f geh
* * *
1. n
['pɜːpət] Tenor m
2. vt
[pɜː'pɔːt]
1) (= convey, mean) hindeuten auf (+acc)
2)

(= profess, claim) to purport to be/do sth (person) — vorgeben, etw zu sein/tun; (object) etw sein/tun sollen

he is purported to be a spy — es wird behauptet, er sei ein Spion

the law is purported to be in the public interest — das Gesetz soll dem Interesse der Öffentlichkeit dienen

* * *
purport
A v/t [ˈpɜːpət; pɜːˈpɔːt; US pərˈpəʊrt; -ˈpɔːrt]
1. behaupten, vorgeben:
purport to be (to do) angeblich sein (tun);
not purport to be comprehensive keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit erheben;
the letter purports to be written by him der Brief erweckt den Eindruck, als wäre er von ihm geschrieben; der Brief ist anscheinend von ihm geschrieben
2. besagen, be-inhalten, zum Inhalt haben, ausdrücken (wollen)
B s [ˈpɜːpət; -pɔːt; US ˈpɜrˌpəʊrt; -ˌpɔːrt] Tenor m, Sinn m
* * *
1. transitive verb

purport to do something — (profess) [von sich] behaupten, etwas zu tun; (be intended to seem) den Anschein erwecken sollen, etwas zu tun

a letter purporting to be written by the president — ein angeblich vom Präsidenten geschriebener Brief

2. noun
Inhalt, der
* * *
v.
behaupten v.

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