Both Uses of
purport
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Then, suddenly realising the full purport of his words, she gave a violent start and looked up, with fear and astonishment upon her broad, good-humoured face.†
Chpt 3
- I have here four letters which purport to come from the missing man.†
Chpt 3 *
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)