Both Uses of
purport
in
Oliver Twist
- Neither his brief consideration, nor its purport, was lost on his companion.†
Chpt 20 *
- After receiving an assurance from both, that she might safely do so, she proceeded in a voice so low that it was often difficult for the listener to discover even the purport of what she said, to describe, by name and situation, the public-house whence she had been followed that night.†
Chpt 46
Definition:
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(purport as in: Her ex-husband purports that...) to claim -- (often said of something that is not easy to believe or is not true)