Purport — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the intended meaning of a communication

the pervading meaning or tenor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚpˈɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/pəpˈɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəpˈɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚpˈɔːɹt/.

Examples

caught the general drift of the conversation
The letter purports to express people's opinion
I aim to arrive at noon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purpose aim propose spirit drift intent

Parts of Speech

noun	the intended meaning of a communication
noun	the pervading meaning or tenor “caught the general drift of the conversation”
verb	have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming “The letter purports to express people's opinion”
verb	propose or intend “I aim to arrive at noon”

Word Forms

intend	verb	mean or intend to express or convey
purport	verb	propose or intend
drive	verb	move into a desired direction of discourse
aim	noun	the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
purpose	noun	the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
purport	noun	the intended meaning of a communication

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorgeben

die beabsichtigte Bedeutung einer Kommunikation

🇫🇷French

portée

le sens prévu d'une communication

🇪🇸Spanish

significado

el significado pretendido de una comunicación

🇮🇹Italian

significato

il significato inteso di una comunicazione

🇳🇱Dutch

strekking

de beoogde betekenis van een communicatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

pretender

o significado pretendido de uma comunicação

🇷🇺Russian

смысл

предполагаемый смысл сообщения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुराद

संचार का इच्छित अर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্দেশ্য

একটি যোগাযোগের উদ্দেশ্যমূলক অর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

நோக்கம்

ஒரு தகவல்தொடர்பு நோக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్దేశ్యం

కమ్యూనికేషన్ యొక్క ఉద్దేశించిన అర్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

हेतू

संप्रेषणाचा अभिप्रेत अर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેતુ

સંદેશાવ્યવહારનો હેતુપૂર્ણ અર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ದೇಶ

ಸಂವಹನದ ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಅರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്ദേശ്യം

ആശയവിനിമയത്തിൻ്റെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച അർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਕਸਦ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਅਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقصد

مواصلات کا مطلوبہ معنی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旨趣

沟通的预期含义

🇯🇵Japanese

旨

コミュニケーションの意図された意味

🇰🇷Korean

취지

의사소통의 의도된 의미

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mục đích

ý nghĩa dự định của một giao tiếp

🇹🇭Thai

เจตนา

ความหมายที่ตั้งใจไว้ของการสื่อสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengaku

makna yang diharapkan dari suatu komunikasi

🇵🇭Filipino

paglalahad

ang nilalayong kahulugan ng isang komunikasyon

🇲🇾Malay

maksud

maksud komunikasi yang dimaksudkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يزعم

المعنى المقصود من الاتصال

🇮🇷Persian

مدعی

معنای مورد نظر یک ارتباط

🇹🇷Turkish

iddia

bir iletişimin amaçlanan anlamı

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּוָנָה

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The primary meaning of 'purport' is 'the intended meaning of a communication'.

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