Word

claim, v.
(claimed, claiming, claims)
freq. cnt. 62

assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34

claim

sample sentences

"He claimed that he killed the burglar"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

claim

antonym

disclaim

semantic pointers

hypernym

affirm

hyponym

profess, pretend contend, postulate make out purport profess charge

demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

arrogate claim lay claim

sample sentences

"He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"
"Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

claim claimant

antonym

forfeit

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

arrogator

semantic pointers

hypernym

call for, request, bespeak, quest, ask for

verb group

claim, take

hyponym

pretend requisition arrogate, assign

ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

claim

sample sentences

"They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

claim claim claimant

semantic pointers

hypernym

call for, request, bespeak, quest, ask for

hyponym

demand, exact counterclaim demand

lay claim to; as of an idea
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

claim take

sample sentences

"She took credit for the whole idea"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

claim

antonym

disclaim

semantic pointers

verb group

claim, lay claim, arrogate

hypernym

swear, assert, affirm, swan, verify, avow, aver

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

claim exact take

sample sentences

"the accident claimed three lives"
"The hard work took its toll on her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

require, need, demand, take, call for, necessitate, involve, ask, postulate

verb group

require, need, demand, take, call for, necessitate, involve, ask, postulate