pretext
To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting…To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
» He delayed payment on some pretext or other.
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1 sensesTo employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.
etwas vorgeben, einen Vorwand verwenden, etwas vorschützen
Examples
23 sentencesHe delayed payment on some pretext or other.
I'm starting to think it's just a pretext.
ruЯ начинаю думать, что это просто предлог. — marafon
He did not come on the pretext of sickness.
ruОн не пришёл, сказавшись больным. — Ooneykcall
deUnter dem Vorwand, krank zu sein, kam er nicht. — xtofu80
He made up a pretext for a fight with me.
ruОн придумал предлог для драки со мной. — odexed
Treating disagreement as censorship is a pretext to censor disagreement.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetFrom Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexere (“to weave before, fringe or border, allege”).
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Forms
pretexts, pretexting, pretexted, pretextedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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