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- Dictionaryclaim/kleɪm/
verb
- 1. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof: "the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt" Similar
- 2. formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something): "if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property" Similar
noun
- 1. an assertion that something is true: "he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links" Similar
- 2. a demand or request for something considered one's due: "the court had denied their claims to asylum" Similar
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to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it: [ + (that) ] The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. [ + to infinitive ] He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe him.
a. : to ask for especially as a right. claimed the inheritance. The driver claimed the right to a hearing. b. : to call for : require. this matter claims our attention. c. : take sense 16b. the accident claimed her life. 2. : to take as the rightful owner. claimed her baggage and left the airport. 3. a.
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.
A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes.
[transitive] claim something to state that you have done, gained or achieved something. He claimed victory in the presidential elections before all the results were in. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing. money. [transitive, intransitive] to ask for money from the government or a company because you have a right to it.
A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.
1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due: claim a reward; claim one's luggage at the airport carousel. 2. To take in a violent manner as if by right: a hurricane that claimed two lives. 3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain: claimed he had won the race; a candidate claiming many supporters. 4.
