Synonyms:
claim
Meaning: an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
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claim
Meaning: an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
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claim
Meaning: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
Synonyms:
claim, title
Meaning: an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
Synonyms:
title, claim
Meaning: an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
claim
Meaning: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
Synonyms:
claim, lay_claim, arrogate
Meaning: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
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claim
Meaning: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
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claim, take
Meaning: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
Synonyms:
claim, take, exact
Meaning: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
Usage examples
Claim what?
One person did claim it.
I think I can claim a purpose
Should he not claim his right?
I will set out at once to claim my ship.
It is a better claim and it is a double claim."
You claim a right to ask me do I mean to tell you.
"We are making no claim of early saintship for him.
The actual accomplishment Henriot did not claim to see.
I hope, however, she will reappear to claim her legacy."