to claim
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2.3
- verb
- /kleɪm/
:
afirmar
- Ultimately, neither Europe nor America can claim to be the more precautionary actor across the board.
- falsely claim
- claim to know
- people claim
Now each of them would claim to be Alexandra.
- Now each of them would claim to be Alexandra.
- Yeah, and Doctor Craig doesn't claim that there is such proof.
- No one watching this can claim to have decided.
- Including from many people who claim to be Christians.
- There's a lot of people claiming PTSD that don't have it.
- Without context, I would still claim that indentation is better.
- And those people who claim to be such are frauds.
- What's wrong is to claim that science says so.
- And this is where the Albanians claim and trace their lineage to.
- They don't care, yet they claim they care so much about kids.
- So that way Trump can claim he got the hostages released.
- A drunk Rudy Giuliani told Trump to claim he won the election.
Examples
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Referring to income, 75% of the youngsters claim that they are being helped in this area.
Academic text (2008) -
He claims to have the fastest time in the school for the hundred-meter dash.
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No one watching this can claim to have decided.
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And some of our crew actually claim to not mind the stuff.
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A new proof has been announced which they claim is the largest proof ever.
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You claim you know everything about nature, all about life.
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But do you claim to be able to do the same with this assembly?
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Including from many people who claim to be Christians.
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What's wrong is to claim that science says so.
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Antony Rose claims that he wasn't at the lounge, but his car indicates otherwise.
Synonyms
497
5.3
To say that something is true without giving proof
229
3.9
To clearly and firmly say your needs or opinions
89
3.9
To say you know or can do something when you do not
69
8.0
To claim to be or do something, often without proof
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4.4
Say you have a right to something like land or money
Antonyms
- Formal
5
7.3
Say officially that you do not have a right, responsibility or part in something
Phrasal Verbs
- Baby Talk
Say you have an imaginary germ that other children can catch as a joke
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person who moves onto someone else's land, often a mining claim, without permission
How Assertive
Surface Forms
Etymology
To claim that something is true comes from the root clam- 'to call out'. It is like 'calling' a fact into the open, which is why people can claim things even without proof.