Слово англійською: claim

Дієслово

Переклад claim українською: тверди́ти що (говори́ти і т. д.), домага́тися (справедли́вості і т. д.), претендува́ти на що, забра́ти що (життя́ і т. д.), заявля́ти права́ на що, пред'яви́ти прете́нзію до чо́го

verb

/kleɪm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they claim	/kleɪm/
he / she / it claims	/kleɪmz/
past simple claimed	/kleɪmd/
past participle claimed	/kleɪmd/
-ing form claiming	/ˈkleɪmɪŋ/

[transitive] to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it

claim (that)… He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.
claim to be/do something I don't claim to be an expert.
She claimed to hate all art.
claim somebody/something to be/do something She's not the saint that many have claimed her to be.
After disappointing box office results, newspapers claimed the show to be a failure
claim something Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
it is claimed that… It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
+ speech ‘I did not tell any lies,’ she claimed.

Language Bank argueargueVerbs for reporting an opinion

- Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life.
- Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.
- Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen.
- As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
- As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
- The writer challenges the notion that Picasso’s sculpture was secondary to his painting.
- It has been suggested that Picasso’s painting was influenced by jazz music.

[transitive] claim something to state that you have done, gained or achieved something

He claimed victory in the presidential elections before all the results were in.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

[transitive, intransitive] to ask for money from the government or a company because you have a right to it

claim something He's not entitled to claim housing benefit.
You might be entitled to claim compensation if you are injured at work.
claim something from something You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.
She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
claim (on something) (for something) You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train.

[transitive] claim something to demand or ask for something because you believe it is your legal right to own or to have it

[transitive] claim something to get or take somebody’s attention

[transitive] claim something to gain, win or achieve something

[transitive] claim something (of a disaster, an accident, etc.) to cause somebody’s death

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’.

Phrasal Verbs