Meaning of "claim" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLAIM

From Old French claimer to call, appeal, from Latin clāmāre to shout.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLAIM

claim  [kleɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAIM

Claim is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb claim in English.

WHAT DOES CLAIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Claim

Claim may refer to: ▪ Claim ▪ Claim ▪ Land claim ▪ Proposition, a statement which is either true or false ▪ A right ▪ Sequent, in mathematics ▪ A main contention, see conclusion of law ▪ Claims-based identity ▪ Claim, directed by Martin Lagestee ▪ Claim of Right Act 1689 ▪ Another term for an advertising slogan...

Definition of claim in the English dictionary

The first definition of claim in the dictionary is to demand as being due or as one's property; assert one's title or right to. Other definition of claim is to assert as a fact; maintain against denial. Claim is also to call for or need; deserve.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAIM

PRESENT

Present

I claim

you claim

he/she/it claims

we claim

you claim

they claim

Present continuous

I am claiming

you are claiming

he/she/it is claiming

we are claiming

you are claiming

they are claiming

Present perfect

I have claimed

you have claimed

he/she/it has claimed

we have claimed

you have claimed

they have claimed

Present perfect continuous

I have been claiming

you have been claiming

he/she/it has been claiming

we have been claiming

you have been claiming

they have been claiming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I claimed

you claimed

he/she/it claimed

we claimed

you claimed

they claimed

Past continuous

I was claiming

you were claiming

he/she/it was claiming

we were claiming

you were claiming

they were claiming

Past perfect

I had claimed

you had claimed

he/she/it had claimed

we had claimed

you had claimed

they had claimed

Past perfect continuous

I had been claiming

you had been claiming

he/she/it had been claiming

we had been claiming

you had been claiming

they had been claiming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will claim

you will claim

he/she/it will claim

we will claim

you will claim

they will claim

Future continuous

I will be claiming

you will be claiming

he/she/it will be claiming

we will be claiming

you will be claiming

they will be claiming

Future perfect

I will have claimed

you will have claimed

he/she/it will have claimed

we will have claimed

you will have claimed

they will have claimed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been claiming

you will have been claiming

he/she/it will have been claiming

we will have been claiming

you will have been claiming

they will have been claiming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would claim

you would claim

he/she/it would claim

we would claim

you would claim

they would claim

Conditional continuous

I would be claiming

you would be claiming

he/she/it would be claiming

we would be claiming

you would be claiming

they would be claiming

Conditional perfect

I would have claim

you would have claim

he/she/it would have claim

we would have claim

you would have claim

they would have claim

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been claiming

you would have been claiming

he/she/it would have been claiming

we would have been claiming

you would have been claiming

they would have been claiming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you claim
we let´s claim
you claim

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to claim

Past participle

claimed

Present Participle

claiming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CLAIM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «claim» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of claim

affirmation · allegation · allege · application · ask for · assert · assertion · call · collect · contention · declaration · demand · entitlement · hold · insist · lay claim to · maintain · petition · pretension · profess · protestation · receive · request · right · statement · take · title · uphold

TRANSLATION OF CLAIM

Find out the translation of claim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of claim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claim» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 诉求
• Translator English - Spanish: afirmación
• English: claim
• Translator English - Hindi: दावा
• Translator English - Arabic: زَعْم
• Translator English - Russian: предположение
• Translator English - Portuguese: reivindicação
• Translator English - Bengali: দাবি
• Translator English - French: déclaration
• Translator English - Malay: tuntutan
• Translator English - German: Behauptung
• Translator English - Japanese: 主張
• Translator English - Korean: 주장
• Translator English - Javanese: Pratelan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lời tuyên bố
• Translator English - Tamil: கூற்றை
• Translator English - Marathi: दावे
• Translator English - Turkish: İddia
• Translator English - Italian: dichiarazione
• Translator English - Polish: żądanie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: заява
• Translator English - Romanian: pretenție
• Translator English - Greek: ισχυρισμός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: eis
• Translator English - Swedish: anspråk
• Translator English - Norwegian: krav

10 QUOTES WITH «CLAIM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word claim.

1

Isaac Asimov

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.

2

John Perry Barlow

They seem to have forgotten that, and are back saying the only purpose of P2P networks is for illegal trading of owned goods. We claim part of the reason for P2P is for legal trading of what ought to be in public domain. And what is in public domain in many cases.

3

Roland Barthes

What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth.

4

Lauren Bowles

I love to bake! I have a huge sweet tooth, and I love to make things like zucchini muffins, you know, anything decadent like that. And I stand by the claim that chocolate can be good for you! I love having a good piece of dark chocolate, one that's 70 percent or more cacao.

5

John Breaux

There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a victory. I think it would be good for the American people, which should be our first priority.

6

Heather Brooke

Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security.

7

Joy Bryant

When I was younger, I was one of the few girls in the neighborhood who could break dance. That's kind of my local, ghetto-celebrity claim to fame.

8

Betty Buckley

Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin?

9

Kurt Busch

There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.

10

Jim Clark

No matter how much Bill Gates may claim otherwise, he missed the Internet, like a barreling freight train that he didn't hear or see coming.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAIM»

Discover the use of claim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to claim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Claim Me: A Stark Trilogy Novel

But our troubled pasts will either bind us close . . . or shatter us completely. Claim Me is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences. From the Trade Paperback edition.

J. Kenner, 2013

Baggage Claim: A Novel

In this national bestseller and basis for the smash hit movie starring Paula Patton, Baggage Claim is the story of one woman who decides that she’s done flying solo.

David E. Talbert, 2005

The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land-Settlement and the ...

Avneri traces the spread of Jewish settlements over the seventy-year period before the establishment of the State of Israel, in order to see how it affected the existing Arab community's economy and social and cultural institutions.

Aryeh L. Avneri, 1982

Shadow's Claim: Immortals After Dark: The Dacians

#1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole introduces The Dacians: Realm of Blood and Mist, a new paranormal series following the royal bloodline of Dacia, a vampire kingdom hidden within the Lore of the Immortals After Dark.

Kresley Cole, 2012

The Claim of Reason:Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and ...

This handsome new edition of Stanley Cavell's landmark text, first published 20 years ago, provides a new preface that discusses the reception and influence of his work, which occupies a unique niche between philosophy and literary studies.

Stanley Cavell, 1979

At the Origin of the Christian Claim

In At the origin of the Christian claim Liugi Giussani examines Christ's "claim" to identify himself with the mystery that is the ultimate answer to our search for the meaning of existence.

Luigi Giussani, 1998

Claim: A Novel of Colorado

Only as he mines an old claim deep in the Rocky Mountains and begins a romance with a local schoolteacher does he begin to understand how passionately he is loved—by God, his family, and a good woman.

Lisa T. Bergren, 2010

Claim to Fame

Lindsay, a former child star who suffered a nervous breakdown after developing the ability to hear what anyone says about her, comes to see this as an asset when, after her father's death, she learns that she is not alone.

Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2010

Who You Claim: Performing Gang Identity in School and on the ...

Who You Claim provides a rare look into young people’s understandings of the meanings and contexts in which the magic of such identity work is made manifest.

Robert Garot, 2010

Marriage: To Claim His Twins

Alexander Konstantinakos has discovered that one passionate night in England had its consequences: two, to be precise.

Penny Jordan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term claim is used in the context of the following news items.

L'Oréal's Helen Mirren ads cleared over airbrushing claim

Ads for L'Oréal moisturising cream featuring Helen Mirren have been cleared over claims her appearance was digitally retouched. The TV ad ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Cosby accusers claim vindication

Cosby accusers claim vindication, friends reserve judgment. Cosby accusers claim vindication, while some of his Hollywood friends reserve ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»

Rockies claim Germen off waivers, move Morneau to 60-day DL

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies claimed right-handed pitcher Gonzalez Germen off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and assigned him to ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

FHA proposes insurance claim deadline

The FHA said that the costs associated with the delayed claim filing, coupled with the large number of claims filed simultaneously, place a strain ... «HousingWire, Jul 15»

Man ordered to pay $45000 in restitution over workers comp claim

When he filed his workers compensation claim in February of 2013, he said he had injured his knee after falling from a ladder at the restaurant, ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»

AirHelp wants to help passengers claim the $3 billion that airlines …

Y-Combinator alumni and lifelong friends, AirHelp founders Henrik Zillmer, 34, and Nicolas Michaelsen, 32, claim they have assisted over ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

Inmates claim abuse during escape investigation at prison

Although they don't take on every person's claim they do respond to every report. Recently, Hull said her team has been filtering through claims ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»

Doctors claim former Guatemalan dictator unfit for trial

GUATEMALA CITY – Government-backed experts say former Guatemalan dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt is mentally incompetent, potentially ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Judge sides with plaintiffs in claim involving Midtown Connector …

A judge denied the city of Lynchburg's claim that it can alter its own property without needing to compensate for damages to adjacent properties ... «Lynchburg News and Advance, Jul 15»

Herald exclusive: Chester firefighters sue sheriff, claim false arrest in …

Andy Martin and Tommy Martin claim in lawsuits filed Monday in Chester County civil court that Underwood and his top deputies “assaulted ... «The Herald, Jul 15»