{
    "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’."
}