Question 1 · Quick check
claim
CEFRB1
/kleɪm/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To say that something is true, often without proof.
- 02
verb
To ask for something because you have a right to it.
Examples
He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal.
May I see your claim tags?
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsThe right or ground of demanding.
The thing claimed.
noun
Extra meaningA statement that something is true or belongs to you.
More examples
In contextYou have no claim on me.
You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.
a claim of ownership
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Origin
verb
From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Italic *klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”), which is imitative. See also Lithuanian kalba (“language”), Old English hlōwan (“to low, make a noise like a cow”), Old High German halan (“to call”), Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō, “to call, convoke”), κλέδον (klédon, “report, fame”), κέλαδος (kélados, “noise”), Middle Irish cailech (“cock”), Latin calō (“to call out, announce solemnly”), Sanskrit उषःकल (uṣaḥkala, “cock”, literally “dawn-calling”). Cognate with Spanish llamar and clamar.