"claim" meaning in All languages combined

See claim on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kleɪm/ Audio: en-us-claim.ogg [US] Forms: claim [singular], claims [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A claim is something that you say or write without proof. Synonyms: assertion
    Sense id: simple-claim-en-noun-v-sxpNDA
  2. If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.
    Sense id: simple-claim-en-noun-vSASKAWh
  3. A claim is something that you say you have the right to.
    Sense id: simple-claim-en-noun-5XIKmSSr

Verb [English]

IPA: /kleɪm/ Audio: en-us-claim.ogg [US] Forms: claim [canonical], claims [third-person, singular], claimed [past], claimed [past, participle], claiming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof. Synonyms: assert
    Sense id: simple-claim-en-verb-dHkpnGxG
  2. If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it. Synonyms: take
    Sense id: simple-claim-en-verb-3q4nasM9
  3. If something claims a life, it kills people. Synonyms: take
    Sense id: simple-claim-en-verb-vQLhE6co
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          "text": "It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove."
        },
        {
          "text": "He claims to be at home when the shooting happened."
        },
        {
          "text": "He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses."
        }
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        "If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim."
        },
        {
          "text": "Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack."
        },
        {
          "text": "Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week."
        },
        {
          "text": "Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs."
        },
        {
          "text": "The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention."
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month."
        }
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        "If something claims a life, it kills people."
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          "text": "The government is disputing their claim to the land."
        },
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          "text": "The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million."
        }
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        {
          "text": "They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta."
        }
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          "text": "It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove."
        },
        {
          "text": "He claims to be at home when the shooting happened."
        },
        {
          "text": "He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses."
        }
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        {
          "text": "Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim."
        },
        {
          "text": "Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack."
        },
        {
          "text": "Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week."
        },
        {
          "text": "Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs."
        },
        {
          "text": "The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention."
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month."
        }
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        "If something claims a life, it kills people."
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        }
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          "text": "It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending."
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        {
          "text": "His claim to be the father is now being investigated."
        }
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        {
          "text": "The government is disputing their claim to the land."
        },
        {
          "text": "The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million."
        }
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          "text": "They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta."
        }
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      ],
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