Grammatical class
Adverb
prétendument
allegedly (according to someone's allegation)
Details
Syllables
pré-ten-du-ment
Phonetics
pʁe.tɑ̃.dy.mɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
19642
Freq. (movies)
30713
Freq. (news)
20952
Sentences
Elle l'a prétendument tué.
She allegedly killed him.
A1
Bradford est prétendument la ville la plus laide de Grande-Bretagne.
Bradford is arguably the ugliest town in Britain.
A1
Elle l'a prétendument assassiné.
She allegedly murdered him.
A2
C'est prétendument un travail de recherche que ma secrétaire a conduit.
This is supposedly research which my secretary did.
B2
La méthode de l'injaculation rend prétendument possible aux hommes des orgasmes multiples.
The injaculation method allegedly enables men to have multiple orgasms.
C1