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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.
1. 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.
A claim can be a formal request for something owed or due, such as a claim to the legal ownership of a property. You might make a claim that an item was damaged on arrival through the seller’s form, which would make you eligible for a replacement or a refund.
[transitive] to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it. claim (that)… He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing. claim to be/do something I don't claim to be an expert. She claimed to hate all art.
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.
If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.
Definition of claim noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. claim. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /kleɪm/ Idioms. saying something is true. [countable] a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it.
CLAIM definition: 1. a statement that something is true, although you have not proved it: 2. to say that you have…. Learn more.
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.
claim meaning, definition, what is claim: to state that something is true, even th...: Learn more.
