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claim
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- pronunciation:
- kleIm
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
claims, claiming, claimed |
| definition 1: |
When you claim something, you say that it is yours, or you take it for yourself.
The big kids always claim the back seat in the bus.When Janelle and her mom got to the café, they claimed their table by laying down their coats on some chairs. Then they went to the counter and ordered their lunch.- similar words:
- collect, exact, take
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| definition 2: |
When you claim something, you say something you believe is true or that you want other people to believe is true.
Noah claims that he climbed a mountain once, but I don't believe him.The inventor claimed that his new soap could clean anything, but he found out later that he was wrong.- synonyms:
- maintain
- antonyms:
- deny
- similar words:
- argue, declare
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| related words: |
call, insist, occupy, pretend, say, state |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
If someone makes a claim, they make a statement about something that they believe is true or that they want other people to believe is true. Really, it might be true or not.
Dwayne's sisters didn't believe his claim of seeing a bear in the backyard, but his father did. He called the county sheriff.Ava made the claim that she could run faster than both her brothers, so they had a race to see if she could prove it.- synonyms:
- profession
- similar words:
- declaration
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| related words: |
debt |
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