purport
verb (purport, purports, purported, purporting) — formal; noun (purport) — formal
Everyday
- (formal) To purport to be or do something is to claim to be or do it, when it may not be true. tree →
- (formal) The purport of a text is its general meaning. tree →
In the lessons
It belongs to the formal exam and news voice. It warns the reader to be careful: «a letter purporting to be from the bank» may be a scam. In safety lessons about online tricks it is a key idea: something that purports to be official may be fake.
Examples
- (formal) The email purports to be from the bank, but it is a scam. tree →
- (formal) The map purports to show hidden treasure. tree →
- (formal) He purports to be an expert. tree →
- (formal) The video purported to show a ghost. tree →
- (formal) Messages purporting to offer free prizes are often fake. tree →
- (formal) The purport of the letter was clear. tree →
- (everyday) The email says it's from the bank, but it isn't. tree →
- (formal) The study purports to prove that sugar helps memory. tree →
- Some words passed between them, but their exact purport will probably never be known. tree →
Note
Formal. Stress: verb pur-PORT. «Purported» = claimed but not proven. Safety: «purports to be» is a warning sign — check before trusting.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «purport» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «purport» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/purport/