Meaning

6 senses
  1. A demand of ownership made for something.

    a claim of ownership

    a claim of victory

    Anspruch

    прете́нзияpretɛ́nzija, притяза́нияpritjazánija, права́pravá

    прете́нзіяpreténzija

    a demand

  2. The thing claimed.

  3. The right or ground of demanding.

    You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.

    Rechtstitel, Anspruch

    an informal right to something

  4. A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.

    The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud.

    Behauptung

    заявле́ниеzajavlénije, объявле́ниеobʺjavlénije, утвержде́ниеutverždénije

    зая́ваzajáva, тве́рдженняtvérdžennja

  5. A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.

    Miners had to stake their claims during the gold rush.

    Anspruch, Mutung

    прете́нзияpretɛ́nzija, права́pravá

    прете́нзіяpreténzija

  6. A legal demand for compensation or damages.

    Anspruch

    искisk, прете́нзияpretɛ́nzija, тре́бование вы́платыtrébovanije výplaty

    по́зовpózov, прете́нзіяpreténzija

    demand for something as rightful or due

Examples

1444 sentences
  1. They claim this medicine is safe.

    Вони стверджують, що ці ліки безпечні. — deniko

  2. I don't claim that we're perfect.

    Я не стверджую, що ми досконалі. — shanghainese

    ruЯ не утверждаю, что мы идеальны. — marafon

  3. Tom claims he's never done that.

    Том стверджує, що ніколи не робив цього. — deniko

    ruТом утверждает, что никогда такого не делал. — Ooneykcall

  4. Tom claims he's seen a ghost.

    Том стверджує, що бачив привида. — deniko

  5. Tom claims he knows nothing about Mary.

    Том стверджує, що він нічого не знає про Мері. — deniko

    ruТом утверждает, что он ничего не знает о Мэри. — odexed

    deTom behauptet nichts über Mary zu wissen. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
demand of ownership:
new statement of truth made about something:
law: demand for compensation:
Русский
By meaning 3
demand of ownership:
new statement of truth made about something:
law: demand for compensation:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
demand of ownership:
the right or ground of demanding:
new statement of truth made about something:
demand of ownership for previously unowned land:

Origin

From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”),

From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”), which is imitative.

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