Meaning of "reclaim" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECLAIM

From Old French réclamer, from Latin reclāmāre to cry out, protest, from re- + clāmāre to shout.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF RECLAIM

reclaim  [rɪˈkleɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECLAIM

Reclaim 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 reclaim in English.

WHAT DOES RECLAIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reclaim

Reclaim, reclaiming or reclamation means "to get something back". It may refer to : ▪ Reclaimed word, a word whose connotations have changed from pejorative to acceptable ▪ Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, an emissions trading program in California ▪ Reclaiming, a Pagan earth-based spirituality movement ▪ Land reclamation ▪ Mine reclamation ▪ River reclamation ▪ Water reclamation...

Definition of reclaim in the English dictionary

The first definition of reclaim in the dictionary is to claim back. Other definition of reclaim is to convert into land suitable for growing crops. Reclaim is also to recover from waste products.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECLAIM

PRESENT

Present

I reclaim

you reclaim

he/she/it reclaims

we reclaim

you reclaim

they reclaim

Present continuous

I am reclaiming

you are reclaiming

he/she/it is reclaiming

we are reclaiming

you are reclaiming

they are reclaiming

Present perfect

I have reclaimed

you have reclaimed

he/she/it has reclaimed

we have reclaimed

you have reclaimed

they have reclaimed

Present perfect continuous

I have been reclaiming

you have been reclaiming

he/she/it has been reclaiming

we have been reclaiming

you have been reclaiming

they have been reclaiming

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 reclaimed

you reclaimed

he/she/it reclaimed

we reclaimed

you reclaimed

they reclaimed

Past continuous

I was reclaiming

you were reclaiming

he/she/it was reclaiming

we were reclaiming

you were reclaiming

they were reclaiming

Past perfect

I had reclaimed

you had reclaimed

he/she/it had reclaimed

we had reclaimed

you had reclaimed

they had reclaimed

Past perfect continuous

I had been reclaiming

you had been reclaiming

he/she/it had been reclaiming

we had been reclaiming

you had been reclaiming

they had been reclaiming

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

FUTURE

Future

I will reclaim

you will reclaim

he/she/it will reclaim

we will reclaim

you will reclaim

they will reclaim

Future continuous

I will be reclaiming

you will be reclaiming

he/she/it will be reclaiming

we will be reclaiming

you will be reclaiming

they will be reclaiming

Future perfect

I will have reclaimed

you will have reclaimed

he/she/it will have reclaimed

we will have reclaimed

you will have reclaimed

they will have reclaimed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been reclaiming

you will have been reclaiming

he/she/it will have been reclaiming

we will have been reclaiming

you will have been reclaiming

they will have been reclaiming

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would reclaim

you would reclaim

he/she/it would reclaim

we would reclaim

you would reclaim

they would reclaim

Conditional continuous

I would be reclaiming

you would be reclaiming

he/she/it would be reclaiming

we would be reclaiming

you would be reclaiming

they would be reclaiming

Conditional perfect

I would have reclaim

you would have reclaim

he/she/it would have reclaim

we would have reclaim

you would have reclaim

they would have reclaim

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been reclaiming

you would have been reclaiming

he/she/it would have been reclaiming

we would have been reclaiming

you would have been reclaiming

they would have been reclaiming

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you reclaim
we let´s reclaim
you reclaim

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to reclaim

Past participle

reclaimed

Present Participle

reclaiming

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 «RECLAIM»

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

synonyms of reclaim

recapture · recoup · recover · redeem · reform · regain · regenerate · reinstate · rescue · restore · retrieve · salvage · save

TRANSLATION OF RECLAIM

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 拿回
• Translator English - Spanish: reclamar
• English: reclaim
• Translator English - Hindi: पुनः प्राप्त
• Translator English - Arabic: استعادة
• Translator English - Russian: вернуть
• Translator English - Portuguese: reinvindicar
• Translator English - Bengali: সংশোধন
• Translator English - French: recouvrer
• Translator English - Malay: Menuntut semula
• Translator English - German: wiedererlangen
• Translator English - Japanese: 取り戻す
• Translator English - Korean: 되찾다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbalekake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đòi lại
• Translator English - Tamil: மீட்டுவர
• Translator English - Marathi: पुन्हा हक्क सांगा
• Translator English - Turkish: ıslah
• Translator English - Italian: rivendicare
• Translator English - Polish: odzyskać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: повернути
• Translator English - Romanian: revendica
• Translator English - Greek: ανάκτηση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: herwin
• Translator English - Swedish: återta
• Translator English - Norwegian: gjenvinne

10 QUOTES WITH «RECLAIM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reclaim.

1

Lysette Anthony

I didn't go to America to be a star, but to try to reclaim my life.

2

Isaac Barrow

Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them.

3

Ted Cruz

We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution.

4

Elizabeth Edwards

I want to reclaim who I am.

5

Dianne Feinstein

Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

6

John Garamendi

For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let's reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.

7

Bob Geldof

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

8

Jennifer Granholm

Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.

9

Etty Hillesum

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.

10

Doug Hoffman

As a lifelong Republican it's time for me and everybody else to reclaim the soul of the Republican Party.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECLAIM»

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

Reclaim Your Heart

Reclaim Your Heart is about freeing the heart from this slavery. It is about the journey in an out of life's most deceptive traps. This book was written to awaken the heart and provide a new perspective on love, loss, happiness, and pain.

Yasmin Mogahed, 2012

Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy

Reclaim the State shows that the foundations for new political directions already exist, and provides imaginative and practical tools for building on them.

Hilary Wainwright, 2003

Covenant Marriage: The Movement to Reclaim Tradition in America

Drawing on interviews with over 700 couples-half of whom have chosen covenant unions-this book not only evaluates the viability of public policy in the intimate affairs of marriage, it also explores how growing public discourse is causing ...

Steven L. Nock, Laura Ann Sanchez, James D. Wright, 2008

When Teaching Gets Tough: Smart Ways to Reclaim Your Game

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. When Teaching Gets Tough offers practical strategies you can use to make things better right away.

Allen N. Mendler, 2012

Reclaim Your Relationship: A Workbook of Exercises and ...

In Reclaim Your Relationship, Ron and Pat Potter-Efron, marriage therapists who have been married for 37 years, combine their real-life and clinical experience in this practical and accessible workbook designed to help individuals improve ...

Patricia S. Potter-Efron, Ronald T. Potter-Efron, 2006

Waterfronts: cities reclaim their edge

The most in-depth portrait yet of this dynamic urban waterfront phenomenon, this book showcases 75 award-winning projects in vivid four-color and black-and-white photographs.

Anne Breen, Dick Rigby, 1994

Reclaim Your Heart

Reclaim Your Heart is about freeing the heart from this slavery. It is about the journey in an out of life's most deceptive traps. This book was written to awaken the heart and provide a new perspective on love, loss, happiness, and pain.

Yasmin Mogahed, 2012

Sick and Tired?: Reclaim Your Inner Terrain

In their revolutionary approach to healing the sick and tired body and soul, the authors bring together and interpret the work of prominent researchers and offer an elegantly simple, practical program for the restoration of health.

Robert O. Young, 2001

Reclaim Your Life - Your Guide to Aid Healing of Endometriosis

In this second edition of the book, other women who have followed the advice in Reclaim Your Life have been able to free themselves of endometriosis or greatly reduce their symptoms.

Carolyn Levett, 2008

Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future

Calm and reasonable in its tone, detailed in its advice, the book sends the key message that everyone has to be his or her own financial advisor and gives you the confidence to take on the task." —Howard Fineman, Washington columnist, ...

Ken Kamen, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECLAIM»

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

John Williamson on Reclaim Australia's use of True Blue: 'How …

Middle Australia icon John Williamson has taken aim at Reclaim Australia, asking the far-right group not to play his hit song True Blue at their rallies. But in doing ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Reclaim Australia: 'concerned mums and dads' or a Trojan horse for …

The controversial group believes the Coalition's anti-terror policies are a signal that Reclaim is 'on the right track' in its self-styled grassroots battle against ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Firearm found on Reclaim Australia rally bus bound for Melbourne …

An anti-Islam protester at last weekend's chaotic Reclaim Australia rallies in Melbourne had packed a pistol in his luggage, police have confirmed. The man at ... «The Age, Jul 15»

Reclaim Australia 'deeply saddened' by Jimmy Barnes' request to …

Reclaim Australia says it will no longer use songs by Cold Chisel rocker Jimmy Barnes at its rallies, after the singer said "none of these people represent me and ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Reclaim Australia race rallies: police use capsicum spray

Five people have been arrested at anti-racism and anti-Islam rallies in Sydney and two in Perth, a day after violent clashes at similar protests in Melbourne. «The Australian, Jul 15»

Officer Scott Patrick's killer loses round in effort to reclaim $3000

A Dakota County judge has denied a convicted cop killer's bid to reclaim $3,000 in cash that was seized during his arrest. But he can ask again later. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»

Norway aim to reclaim place among top nations at World Cup

As a former champion (1995) and runner-up (1991) the pedigree is there, and had they not missed two penalties in the Euro 2013 final loss to Germany the ... «SBS, Jun 15»

Violent clashes between United Patriots Front and anti-racism …

Punches have been thrown in Melbourne as members of a Reclaim Australia splinter group clashed with anti-racism protesters on the steps of a town hall in the ... «ABC Online, May 15»

Reclaim Brixton march: traders slam 'lunatic' protesters who …

More than 1,000 people took to the streets on Saturday afternoon as part of the largely peaceful “reclaim Brixton” march on Saturday. But some demonstrators ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»

Reclaim Australia threatens public meeting questioning 'militarism …

The University of Sydney has come under fire from a political party for bowing to pressure from nationalist group the Great Aussie Patriot, run by Reclaim ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»