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claiming
We have found lemma(root) word of claiming : claim.
Definitions
[kleɪm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
(e.g: the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt)
- formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
(e.g: if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property)
- cause the loss of (someone's life)
(e.g: the attacks claimed the lives of five people)
Phrases:
- claim to fame
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’
[kleɪm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an assertion that something is true
(e.g: he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links)
- a demand or request for something considered one's due
(e.g: the court had denied their claims to asylum)
Phrases:
- claim to fame
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’
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