claimed

claimed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *claim*: asserted that something was the case.

  2. 2.

    Demanded or requested something as one's due.

  3. 3.

    Took or acquired ownership.

  4. 4.

    Caused the loss of (a life).

Related words

See also: asserted, claim, claiming, claims

Etymology

From Old French clamer ("to call, claim"), from Latin clamare ("to cry out, shout, proclaim"). The past tense suffix -ed was added following regular English verb conjugation patterns.