Claimed Claim Kleɪm Company Claiming Entitled Verb Fair

• he claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.
• i don't claim to be an expert.
• she claimed to hate all art.
• she's not the saint that many have claimed her to be.

claim

Verb Forms

1. to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it
• He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.
• I don't claim to be an expert.
• She claimed to hate all art.
• She's not the saint that many have claimed her to be.
• After disappointing box office results, newspapers claimed the show to be a failure
• Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
• It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
• ‘I did not tell any lies,’ she claimed.

Extra Examples

• He tried to claim that he had acted in self-defence.
• The company had falsely claimed that its products were biodegradable.
• He successfully claimed unfair dismissal.
• Several collectors are claiming ownership of the paintings.
• Some critics claimed that the play was too complicated.
• The report claims that house prices are still rising.
• The book claims to represent all women.
• Sources claim the company has now withdrawn from the deal.
• He claims to have no interests or hobbies.
2. to state that you have done, gained or achieved something
• He claimed victory in the presidential elections before all the results were in.
• Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
3. to ask for money from the government or a company because you have a right to it
• He's not entitled to claim housing benefit.
• You might be entitled to claim compensation if you are injured at work.
• You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.
• She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
• You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train.

Extra Examples

• People who want to claim unemployment benefits must accept any legal job offered to them.
• She is entitled to claim a deduction for travel costs.
4. to demand or ask for something because you believe it is your legal right to own or to have it
• A lot of lost property is never claimed.
• The family arrived in the UK in the 1990s and claimed political asylum.
• He is claiming his right to his family's fortune.
5. to get or take somebody’s attention
• A most unwelcome event claimed his attention.
6. to gain, win or achieve something
• She has finally claimed a place on the team.
7. to cause somebody’s death
• The car crash claimed three lives.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’.