purport
verb (used with object)
to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely.
will purport
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future tenseof purport.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Or the case will go to trial and a jury will purport to sift through the evidence, and then return an acquittal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2018
