pretender
transitive verb
1 (aspirar a)
¿qué pretende usted? what are you after?; what do you hope to achieve?; pretender el trono to pretend to the throne
pretender hacer algo
pretendió convencerme he tried to convince me; pretendo sacar algo de provecho I intend to get something out of it; ¿qué pretende usted decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; no pretendo ser rico I've no aspirations to be rich; pretende llegar a ser médico she hopes to become a doctor; pretender que to expect that ...; ¡no pretenderás que te pague la comida! you're not expecting me to pay for your meal, are you?