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pretext meaning in Urdu

بہانہ

/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/

pretext in Urdu: بہانہ, فعل, حیلہ, حجت. In English, pretext means a false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.

Urdu words for pretext

بہانہ, فعل, حیلہ, حجت, علت, پردہ

English meaning of pretext

  1. noun A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
  2. verb To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.

Full definition of pretext

pretext in a sentence

  • The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.
  • The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.

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Questions about pretext in Urdu

What is the meaning of pretext in Urdu?
Pretext in Urdu is بہانہ, فعل, حیلہ, حجت.
pretext کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Pretext: بہانہ, فعل, حیلہ, حجت.
What does pretext mean in English?
Pretext means a false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: pretext (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pretext (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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