The leaders used a minor clash at the border as a pretext for war. [=as a reason/excuse for starting a war]
She always managed to visit him on one pretext or another. [=she found various reasons to visit him]
She went back to her friend's house on/under the pretext that she had forgotten her purse.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|text — «PREE tehkst», noun, transitive verb. –noun. a false reason concealing the real reason; misleading excuse; pretense: » He used his sore finger as a pretext for not going to school. She did not go, on the pretext of being too tired. –transitive… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
text — con·text; text; hy·per·text; sub·text; tele·text; mi·cro·text; pre·text; vid·eo·text; … English syllables
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