claim (/kleɪm/)
verb · Intermediate · Common Verbs
🔊 /kleɪm/
Meaning
Meaning: state as true
To say that something is true even though it has not been proven.
Examples
🗣 The advertisement claims that the cream can make wrinkles disappear within a week.
Etymology
From Old French ‘clamer’, from Latin ‘clamare’ (to call out, shout).
How & Where It’s Used
Used for assertions and for demanding something owed, like a refund.
Tags: communication, truth