0 past simple and past participle of claim --
1 to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it: --
An unknown terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this morning's bomb attack.
[ + to infinitive ] He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe him.
[ + (that) ] The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
2 to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it: --
UK If the shop won't give me a replacement TV, I'll claim my money back.
UK When my bike was stolen, I claimed on the insurance and got £150 back.
Don't forget to claim (for) your travelling expenses after the interview.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has risen sharply this month.
When King Richard III died, Henry VII claimed the English throne.
The police said that if no one claims the watch, you can keep it.
They claimed to be simply obeying a directive that originated from no known source.
This book would be valuable if it was merely what is claimed in the title.
The unemployed claimed more financing in 1995 and 1997.
It seems likely that those utterances whose "knowledge" status is explicitly claimed are taken out of "neutral" territory and made more "visible" for some reason.
After viewing both stories, the participants described what they had seen to a listener who claimed to be unfamiliar with the cartoons.
No clear pattern to understanding emerged among those women who claimed to have knowledge of the test.
Therefore, he claimed, the land was clearly filled with treasures.
In other words, with greater time delays, it is not clear what can be claimed with regard to the memories that are being accessed.
