English to afrikaans meaning of

purport

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "voorgee" is om te verskyn of te beweer dat dit iets is of doen, veral vals; om te bely of te beweer, dikwels onopreg. Dit kan ook verwys na die betekenis of substansie van iets, veral wanneer dit nie eksplisiet gestel word nie. Daarbenewens kan "bedoeling" as 'n selfstandige naamwoord gebruik word om na die algemene betekenis of bedoeling van iets te verwys.

Synonyms

  1. drift

Sentence Examples

  1. Such is the general purport of this legendary superstition, which has furnished materials for many a wild story in that region of shadows and the spectre is known at all the country firesides, by the name of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
  2. Duncan caught the letter from the ground, and without apology for the liberty he took, he read at a glance its cruel purport.
  3. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the evasive though polite manner with which the French general had eluded every attempt of Heyward to worm from him the purport of the communication he had proposed making, or on the decided, though still polished message, by which he now gave his enemy to understand, that, unless he chose to receive it in person, he should not receive it at all.
  4. I certainly have been misunderstanding you, if you feel in doubt as to the purport of your answer.
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