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claiming

claim
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kleym]
    • /kleɪm/
    • /kleɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kleym]
    • /kleɪm/

Definitions of claiming word

  • verb with object claiming to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services. 1
  • verb with object claiming to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that he was telling the truth. 1
  • verb with object claiming to require as due or fitting: to claim respect. 1
  • verb without object claiming to make or file a claim: to claim for additional compensation. 1
  • noun claiming a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right: He made unreasonable claims on the doctor's time. 1
  • noun claiming an assertion of something as a fact: He made no claims to originality. 1

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Origin of claiming

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English claimen < Anglo-French, Old French claimer < Latin clāmāre to cry out; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French cla(i)me, noun derivative of the v.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Claiming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

claiming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

claiming usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for claiming

noun claiming

  • challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.

adjective claiming

  • pressing — urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
  • hurry-up — characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.
  • life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.

Antonyms for claiming

noun claiming

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