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pretendering

pretendering is the present participle and gerund of pretender.

Meaning of pretender

Verb

pretender (third-person singular simple present pretenders, present participle pretendering, simple past and past participle pretendered)

  1. (uncommon) To tender (a bid, etc.) in advance.
    • The LPM coordinates closely with the EPM and the case attorney throughout the pretendering period. The Licensing Assistant (LA) in the assigned project branch requests that a project number be assigned by the Records Facilities[…]1979, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1980: Hearings Before a Subcommittee...

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Questions about pretendering

What is pretendering the present participle and gerund of?
Pretendering is the present participle and gerund of pretender.

Words near pretendering in the dictionary

  1. pretendences
  2. pretendent
  3. pretendents
  4. pretender
  5. pretendered
  6. pretendering
  7. pretenderism
  8. pretenders
  9. pretendership
  10. pretenderships
  11. pretendest

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