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pretext

/ˈpriːtɛkst/

Translations

pretextnoun

pretexts

/ˈpriːtɛkst/

предлог

He used the meeting as a pretext to leave the office early.

Он использовал встречу как предлог, чтобы уйти из офиса пораньше.

отговорка

She made an excuse as a pretext for not attending the party.

Она придумала отговорку, чтобы не идти на вечеринку.

Additional translations

Synonyms

pretextverb

pretexted

Past Simple

pretexted

Past Participle

pretexting

Gerund

/ˈpriː.tɛkst/

/ˈpriˌtɛkst/

Rare, chiefly formal; transitive and intransitive

Synonyms

cover up

pretextadjective

Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘serving as a pretext’; rare outside attributive position.

Definitions

pretextnoun

A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

He used the need to visit his grandmother as a pretext to leave the meeting early.

pretextverb

To give or put forward a false or insincere reason as a cover for one’s real motive or purpose.

She pretexted illness to avoid attending the ceremony.

(rare, archaic) To plan or intend beforehand; to contrive in advance.

The outcome had been pretexted long before the discussions began.

pretextadjective

Serving as or constituting a pretext; ostensible rather than real (used attributively).

The officers made a pretext stop after noticing a minor traffic violation.