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# claim

«claim» in Mova's school dictionary: **true, even though others may not believe it or it is not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (claim, claims, claimed, claiming); noun (a claim, claims)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To say that something is true, even though others may not believe it or it is not proven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#m1)

2) To ask for or take something because you say it belongs to you or you have a right to it (claim your prize, claim your luggage). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#m2)

3) A statement that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#m3)

4) A request for money or something you are owed (an insurance claim). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#m4)

5) To take a life or cause something to be lost (The fire claimed three houses — formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school, especially in science, reading and debating, a claim is an idea someone says is true, which needs evidence to support it: «claim, evidence, reasoning». In media lessons pupils learn to check claims in adverts and online posts. In everyday life you claim lost property, a prize or bags at the airport. Phrases: claim to be, claim that, make a claim, lay claim to, claim to fame, baggage claim.

### examples

- He claims he saw a ghost in the attic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x1)
- The advert claims this drink makes you run faster — is there any evidence? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x2)
- You can claim your lost jumper from the office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x3)
- Our science claim was that plants need light to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x4)
- She claimed the last cookie before anyone else could. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x5)
- We waited at baggage claim for our suitcases. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x6)
- His claim to fame is that he met the Prime Minister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x7)
- Check claims on the internet before you share them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/#x8)

### note

A claim is not the same as a fact: a claim may be true or false until it is checked. «Claim that…» or «claim to be…». In the USA airports say «baggage claim»; in the UK «baggage reclaim».

### In the corpora

- [While a parent is unemployed the family may claim benefits and cut spending; free fun like parks and libraries helps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/9/)
- ["Allegedly" means someone has claimed it but it is not proved; a parody account is a joke copying a real name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/20/)
- [«Sources close to» someone are people a newspaper does not name, so their claims cannot be checked by the reader.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/61-olympiad-what-is-really-going-on/17/)
- [Tools that claim to catch AI make mistakes too, and scammers can now fake a whole video call.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/22-news-jobs-art-safety/4/)
- [That is honest; claiming you felt the waves would not be.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/27-who-you-are-words-not-body/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «claim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/claim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.