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claimed

/kleɪmd/

Meanings
  • Noun

    A statement or assertion that is made to be true and can be relied upon.

    - "He made a claim that he had seen a UFO."
    - "The insurance company denied the claim for damages due to lack of evidence."
  • Verb

    To put forward as a fact or belief, particularly with insufficient evidence.

    - "She claimed to have the solution to the problem."
    - "The defendant claimed self-defense."

Pronunciation
  1. /kleɪmd/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with claimed
tame , ame , flame
Homonyms
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  1. Claim (English) : Statement or assertion

  2. Claim (Insurance) : A request for payment under an insurance policy


Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. claim

  2. clime

  3. clemency


Variants
List of all variants of claimed that leads to same result
claim , claimable , claimed , claiming , claims
Forms
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claims, claiming, claimed, claimable


Etymology
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Old French clame, from clamer to cry out, shout, proclaim.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'claim to fame' refers to the thing for which a person is best known.

  2. The term 'claim jumpers' referred to people who staked mining claims on land that wasn't theirs during the California Gold Rush.


Related Concepts
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  1. Assertion: An assertion is a statement that is presented as being true, often without providing evidence. 'Claim' and 'assertion' are closely related concepts.

  2. Declaration: A declaration is a formal statement or announcement, often made in writing or in a public setting. 'Claim' can be considered a type of declaration.


Culture
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In literature, 'claimed' is often used to describe a character's assertion or demand. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', Gatsby 'claimed' to love Daisy, but his actions spoke otherwise. In art, 'claimed' can refer to an artist's statement or title of a work. For instance, Yves Klein's 'Anthropometry' series 'claimed' to represent the human body in a new and abstract way.

How to Memorize "claimed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person making a confident statement, such as 'I claim this land is mine.'
    - Visualize a courtroom setting, where a defendant is making a claim of self-defense.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'claim' with 'statement' or 'assertion'.
    - Remember that 'claim' can also refer to requesting payment under an insurance policy, so associate it with 'money' or 'compensation'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a sentence: 'Cats Always Insist They Make Amazing Claims' (CAITMAC)
    - Use the acronym CLAIM: Controversial, Loud, Assertive, Insistent, and Memorable


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