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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kleym |
| Phonetic Transcription : kleɪm |
Definition of claim
Origin :- c.1300, "to call, call out; to ask or demand by virtue of right or authority," from accented stem of Old French clamer "to call, name, describe; claim; complain; declare," from Latin clamare "to cry out, shout, proclaim," from PIE *kele- (2) "to shout," imitative (cf. Sanskrit usakala "cock," literally "dawn-calling;" Latin calare "to announce solemnly, call out;" Middle Irish cailech "cock;" Greek kalein "to call," kelados "noise," kledon "report, fame;" Old High German halan "to call;" Old English hlowan "to low, make a noise like a cow;" Lithuanian kalba "language"). Related: Claimed; claiming.
- Meaning "to maintain as true" is from 1864; specific sense "to make a claim" (on an insurance company) is from 1897. Claim properly should not stray too far from its true meaning of "to demand recognition of a right."
- noun property, right demanded or reserved
- verb demand, maintain property or right
- Accept them for a dowry; and allow me to claim one privilege in return.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I claim it as the price of coming, you know, when I was only an afterthought.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- From evil—physical, moral, and political—it is not our claim to be exempt.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It is not necessary to claim that it has always worked perfectly.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Many volumes of poetry put in their claim to immortality every year.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He came recommended by no claim in the world except the will of the Duke.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- There is no sect which does not claim more than all mankind can claim.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- She was a Christian from childhood, but she said that she was ashamed to claim the name.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- It might be an evil start to come to his door so late and claim the shelter of his roof.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He couldn't win anything else, and if anybody wants to claim him they can.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for claim
- adduce
- advance
- affirmation
- allegation
- allege
- application
- ask
- assert
- assertion
- believe
- birthright
- call
- call for
- case
- challenge
- collect
- counterclaim
- declaration
- declare
- defend
- demand
- dibs
- due
- entreaty
- exact
- have dibs on something
- hit
- hit up
- hold
- hold out for
- insist
- interest
- justify
- knock
- lay claim to
- lien
- need
- part
- petition
- pick up
- plea
- pop the question
- postulate
- postulation
- prerogative
- pretend
- pretense
- pretension
- privilege
- profess
- profession
- pronounce
- protestation
- reclamation
- request
- require
- requirement
- requisition
- solicit
- stake out
- suit
- take
- title
- ultimatum
- uphold
- vindicate
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