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Claim

kleɪm

Claim definitions

verb

Inflections:

claim claimed claiming claims

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"

Synonyms:
assert declare profess maintain state hold affirm avow aver protest insist swear attest
- assert that one has gained or achieved (something)
  
  "his supporters claimed victory in the presidential elections"
formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)

"if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property"

Synonyms:
lay claim to say that one owns assert ownership of formally request
- make a demand for (money) under the terms of an insurance policy
  
  "the premiums are reduced by fifty per cent if you don't claim on the policy"
- call for (someone's notice and thought)
  
  "a most unwelcome event claimed his attention"
cause the loss of (someone's life)

"the attacks claimed the lives of five people"

Synonyms:
take