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beanspruchen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  • file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
  • stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
  • vindicate verb To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.

Senses

beanspruchen is used for these senses in English:

  • file (intransitive, with for, chiefly, _, legal) To submit a formal request to some office.
  • strain (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
  • stress (transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
  • stretch (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
  • vindicate (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

claim — full definition

  1. verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  2. verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
  3. noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
  4. noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.

file — full definition

  1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
  3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
  4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
  5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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