معنی کلمه claim

she claimed that the ring was hers

او ادعا کرد که انگشتر مال اوست.

to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it:
[ + (that) ] The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
[ + to infinitive ] He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe him.
All parties have claimed success in yesterday's elections.
An unknown terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this morning's bomb attack.
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[ T ] If an organization or group claims a particular number of members, that number of people are believed to belong to it.

More examples

Some people still claim that there is no firm evidence linking smoking with lung cancer.
They claim to be the biggest company in the world, which is true if you include their subsidiaries.
The study claims that British advertising stereotypes women.
It is claimed that the officers tortured a man to death in 1983 in a city police station.
Dean tricked the old lady into giving him eight hundred pounds, claiming that he would invest it for her.

ادعا، دعوي‌، مطالبه‌، ادعا كردن‌

demand

sue

plea; assert

contend,assert, acclaim,lay in, profess

We do have the better claim.

She would claim to be a research scientist.