pretender
Meanings
Verb
1. to intend, to aim (for/to)
2. to woo, to court
3. to pretend, purport (claim, allege) (Latin America, proscribed, possibly nonstandard)
Examples90
Juan pretende tener su casa propia en tres años.
Juan intends to have his own house in three years.
Juan pretende a Fernanda porque él siempre le lleva rosas y chocolates
Juan is courting Fernanda, so he always gives her roses and chocolates.
Pretendo decirle a Tom que no quiero ir.
I plan to tell Tom that I don't want to go.
Tom no pretendía que pasara esto.
Tom didn't mean for this to happen.
Pretendo decirle todo.
I intend to tell him everything.
Pretendo contárselo todo.
I intend to tell him everything.