CLAIM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false He repeated his claim that the people backed his action He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women
Claim - definition of claim by The Free Dictionary 1 to demand as being due or as one's property; assert one's title or right to: he claimed the record 2 (takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to assert as a fact; maintain against denial: he claimed to be telling the truth 3 to call for or need; deserve: this problem claims our attention 4 to take: the accident claimed four lives
CLAIM Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of claim are demand, exact, and require While all these words mean "to ask or call for something as due or as necessary," claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right