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# purport

«purport» in Mova's school dictionary: **to claim to be or do it, when it may not be true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (purport, purports, purported, purporting) — formal; noun (purport) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To purport to be or do something is to claim to be or do it, when it may not be true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#m1)

2) (formal) The purport of a text is its general meaning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#m2)

### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x1)
- (formal) The map purports to show hidden treasure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x2)
- (formal) He purports to be an expert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x3)
- (formal) The video purported to show a ghost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x4)
- (formal) Messages purporting to offer free prizes are often fake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x5)
- (formal) The purport of the letter was clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x6)
- (everyday) The email says it's from the bank, but it isn't. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x7)
- (formal) The study purports to prove that sugar helps memory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x8)
- Some words passed between them, but their exact purport will probably never be known. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/#x9)

### note

Formal. Stress: verb pur-PORT. «Purported» = claimed but not proven. Safety: «purports to be» is a warning sign — check before trusting.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «purport» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purport/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.