pretension
To apply tension to an object before some other event or processTo apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
» Art isn't the pretension of perfection.
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2 sensesTo apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
Examples
5 sentencesArt isn't the pretension of perfection.
Don't start again now with your intellectual pretensions.
The strain of his pretension is just too much to bear.
Curb your intellectual pretensions.
ruУйми свои потуги на интеллектуальность. — Ooneykcall
Old men and comets are revered for the same reasons: their long beards and their pretensions to predict events.
Forms
pretensions, pretensioning, pretensioned, pretensioned| Base form | pretension · to pretension |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pretensions |
| Present participle | pretensioning |
| Past simple | pretensioned |
| Past participle | pretensioned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.