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{ "term": "claim", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "claim", "heSheIt": "claims" }, "pastSimple": "claimed", "pastParticiple": "claimed", "ingForm": "claiming" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it", "sensetop": "claim (that)…claim to be/do somethingclaim somebody/something to be/do somethingclaim somethingit is claimed that…+ speech", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.", "contextForm": "claim (that)…" }, { "text": "I don't claim to be an expert.", "contextForm": "claim to be/do something" }, { "text": "She claimed to hate all art." }, { "text": "She's not the saint that many have claimed her to be.", "contextForm": "claim somebody/something to be/do something" }, { "text": "After disappointing box office results, newspapers claimed the show to be a failure" }, { "text": "Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.", "contextForm": "claim something" }, { "text": "It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.", "contextForm": "it is claimed that…" }, { "text": "‘I did not tell any lies,’ she claimed.", "contextForm": "+ speech" }, { "text": "He tried to claim that he had acted in self-defence." }, { "text": "The company had falsely claimed that its products were biodegradable." }, { "text": "He successfully claimed unfair dismissal." }, { "text": "Several collectors are claiming ownership of the paintings." }, { "text": "Some critics claimed that the play was too complicated." }, { "text": "The report claims that house prices are still rising." }, { "text": "The book claims to represent all women." }, { "text": "Sources claim the company has now withdrawn from the deal." }, { "text": "He claims to have no interests or hobbies." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["justifiably", "legitimately", "rightfully"], "verb + claim": ["attempt to", "try to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to state that you have done, gained or achieved something", "sensetop": "claim something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **claimed victory** in the presidential elections before all the results were in." }, { "text": "Nobody has **claimed responsibility** for the bombing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to ask for money from the government or a company because you have a right to it", "sensetop": "claim somethingclaim something from somethingclaim (on something) (for something)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's not entitled to **claim** housing **benefit**.", "contextForm": "claim something" }, { "text": "You might be entitled to claim compensation if you are injured at work." }, { "text": "You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.", "contextForm": "claim something from something" }, { "text": "She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered." }, { "text": "You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train.", "contextForm": "claim (on something) (for something)" }, { "text": "People who want to claim unemployment benefits must accept any legal job offered to them." }, { "text": "She is entitled to claim a deduction for travel costs." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["back"], "verb + claim": ["be able to", "be entitled to", "can"], "preposition": ["on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to demand or ask for something because you believe it is your legal right to own or to have it", "sensetop": "claim something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A lot of lost property is never claimed." }, { "text": "The family arrived in the UK in the 1990s and claimed political asylum." }, { "text": "He is claiming his right to his family's fortune." } ], "topics": ["Law and justice"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["back"], "verb + claim": ["be able to", "be entitled to", "can"], "preposition": ["on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to get or take somebody’s attention", "sensetop": "claim something", "examples": [ { "text": "A most unwelcome event claimed his attention." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to gain, win or achieve something", "sensetop": "claim something", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "She has finally claimed a place on the team." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to cause somebody’s death", "sensetop": "claim something", "examples": [ { "text": "The car crash claimed three lives." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kleɪm/", "audio": "cl/claim/claim__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kleɪmz/", "audio": "cl/claim/claims__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kleɪmd/", "audio": "cl/claim/claimed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈkleɪmɪŋ/", "audio": "cl/claim/claiming__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kleɪm/", "audio": "cl/claim/claim__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kleɪmz/", "audio": "cl/claim/claims__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kleɪmd/", "audio": "cl/claim/claimed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈkleɪmɪŋ/", "audio": "cl/claim/claiming__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’." }