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claim
[kleym]
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
to claim an estate by inheritance.
to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to.
to claim payment for services.
to assert or maintain as a fact.
She claimed that he was telling the truth.
to require as due or fitting.
to claim respect.
verb (used without object)
to make or file a claim.
to claim for additional compensation.
noun
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right.
He made unreasonable claims on the doctor's time.
Synonyms: , ,an assertion of something as a fact.
He made no claims to originality.
a right to claim or demand; a just title to something.
His claim to the heavyweight title is disputed.
something that is claimed, especially a piece of public land for which formal request is made for mining or other purposes.
a request or demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy, a workers' compensation law, etc..
We filed a claim for compensation from the company.
claim
/ ɪ /
verb
to demand as being due or as one's property; assert one's title or right to
he claimed the record
(takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to assert as a fact; maintain against denial
he claimed to be telling the truth
to call for or need; deserve
this problem claims our attention
to take
the accident claimed four lives
noun
an assertion of a right; a demand for something as due
an assertion of something as true, real, or factual
he made claims for his innocence
a right or just title to something; basis for demand
a claim to fame
to assert one's possession of or right to
anything that is claimed, esp in a formal or legal manner, such as a piece of land staked out by a miner
law a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act former name writ 1
a demand for payment in connection with an insurance policy, etc
the sum of money demanded
Other 51Թ Forms
- claimable adjective
- claimless adjective
- misclaim verb (used with object)
- nonclaimable adjective
- overclaim verb (used with object)
- preclaim verb (used with object)
- superclaim noun
- unclaimed adjective
- unclaiming adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of claim1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of claim1
Idioms and Phrases
lay claim to, to declare oneself entitled to.
I have never laid claim to being an expert in tax laws.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Her mileage may vary, of course, so it’s worth using a Social Security claiming calculator and consider getting advice from an objective source, such as a fee-only financial advisor.
The law grants civil immunity to drivers who injure or kill someone while fleeing a protest blocking a roadway, but only if the driver claims they feared for their safety.
Others see valid asylum claims end with deportation orders because the information submitted was false, bearing no resemblance to the harrowing experiences that forced them out of their home countries.
She claimed it was from an accident in the kitchen, but her cowering posture, downcast eyes and hesitant responses to basic questions suggested there was more to her visit than she was letting on.
But unlike the rest, the 22-year-old can lay a claim to playing a role in the headline act's meteoric rise.
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When To Use
To claim something is to maintain that the something is a fact, as in The company claims its product cures hiccups.A claim is the assertion of a fact, as in The claim that Shayna has a beautiful voice was proved when she began to sing.To claim is also to demand one’s right to something, such as to claim payment for a service given.As a noun, this claim can be the demand for that something, such as a claim on your time.Example: My ancestors laid claim to this land decades ago and I don't plan on letting it go any time soon.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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