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eles pretendiam

intended, were planning to

→ pretender
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #40,657
intended, were planning to Usually means “intended” or “planned,” not “pretended.”
PO: Eles pretendiam voltar cedo.
EN: They intended to come back early.
Conjugation of pretender
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pretendia —
Third pretendia pretendiam

Eles disseram o que pretendiam dizer.

They said what they intended to say.

Não pretendiam gastar dinheiro por aqui.

They weren’t planning to spend money around here.

Elas disseram o que pretendiam dizer.

They said what they intended to say.

Eles não pretendiam fazer nenhum mal.

They didn’t mean any harm.