Claim - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
evidence contradicted the government's claims
he staked his claim
verb
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs (syn: exact, take)
Extra examples
He claims a connection to British royalty.
The organization claims 10,000 members.
The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
New Yorkers proudly claim the artist as one of their own.
Both of them claimed credit for the idea.
No one ever claimed authorship for the poem.
You should claim compensation for the hours you worked.
No heirs came forward to claim the inheritance.
She makes the claim that sea levels will actually go down.
He made false claims about his past job experience.
You'll need to file an insurance claim to pay for the damage.
Make a claim on your insurance policy
All claims must be made in writing.
The discoverer claimed the island for the nation.
He claimed that he'd been cheated.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: claim
he/she/it: claims
present participle: claiming
past tense: claimed
past participle: claimed
singular: claim
plural: claims
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