How to pronounce pretension in English

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    Pretension phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'pretension'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of pretension: /prɛtɛnsɪoʊn/
    • Modern IPA representation of pretension: /prɛtɛnsɪɒn/

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    List of meaning for pretension

    asserting a certain quality or status

    pretension, pretense, pretence(noun)

    a false or unsupportable quality

    pretension(noun)

    the advancing of a claim

    "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

    pretentiousness, pretension, largeness(noun)

    the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

    an entitlement to something

    a pretension of long standing to the throne of Hungary

    an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims

    a woman full of pretension and pompousness

    the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case

    the pretension of that French restaurant is more than I can bear

    something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

    has serious pretensions of becoming a writer

    pretension in sentence

    1. 4. The wannabes expose themselves through acts of pretension that make truly wealthy people avoid being around them.

    2. 1. The butler reeked of pretension as he told me to enter the house through the back door.

    3. 5. While John is the heir to a billion-dollar fortune, he lacks pretension and rides around town in a beat-up truck.

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