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Word: Claim
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kleɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
Short Definition:state or assert
Examples:- the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt
- ‘I'm entitled to be conceited,’ he claimed
- not every employee is eligible to claim unfair dismissal
Definition:
formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
Short Definition:formally request or demand
Examples:- if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property
Definition:
cause the loss of (someone's life)
Short Definition:cause loss of life
Examples:- the attacks claimed the lives of five people
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