verb

claim

klaym

verb

To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.

"He claims he was home all evening."

"The company claims its product is completely safe."

To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.

"She claimed compensation after the flight was cancelled."

noun

A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.

"His claim was later shown to be false."

A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.

"She filed an insurance claim after the accident."

How to Use Claim

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither saying something is true, or formally asking for something you're owed.

Common pairings

make a claim claim compensation lay claim to insurance claim

Word Forms

claimed past tense, claims plural, claim plural, claimed plural, claims singular, claim singular, claimed singular, claimest singular, claimedst singular, claimeth singular

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Etymology

From Old French clamer ("to call out, name"), from Latin clāmāre ("to shout").

Rhymes for claim

aim maim Chaim acclaim exclaim Ephraim reclaim proclaim

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