Dictionary entry

Pretext

Pronunciation: /ˈpriːtɛkst/

Pronunciation

/ˈpriːtɛkst/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) မူမမှန်သောအကြောင်းပြချက်။ ယိုးမယ်ဖွဲ့ခြင်း။

Definition

pretext /'pri:tekst/ n ~ (for sth/doing sth) မူမမွန္ေသာ အေၾကာင္းျပခ်က္။ ယိုးမယ္ဖြဲ႕ျခင္း။ He came to see me on/under the pretext of wanting to borrow a book. ❍ We'll have to find a pretext for not going to the party.

Examples

  1. [pretext for] : The conflict was used as a pretext for introducing military rule.
  2. [the pretext of doing something] : He visited her on the pretext of borrowing a book.
  3. [a pretext to do something] : A slight fall in profits gave the management a pretext to get rid of some older members of staff.