Definition as Noun

• an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
• an assertion that something is true or factual
• demand for something as rightful or due
• an informal right to something
• an established or recognized right

Definition as Noun

• something that is read

Definition as Verb

• assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
• ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
• demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
• lay claim to; as of an idea
• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

Definition as Verb

• interpret something that is written or printed
• look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
• interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
• audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
• to hear and understand
• be a student of a certain subject
• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
• have or contain a certain wording or form
• obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
• make sense of a language

• title

• title

• lay claim, arrogate

• take

• take, exact

• learn, study, take

• register, show, record

• say

• scan

• take

• understand, interpret, translate

• "his claim asked for damages"

• "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

• "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

• "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"

• "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"

• "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

• "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

• "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

• "She took credit for the whole idea"

• "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

• "the article was a very good read"

• "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"

• "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

• "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"

• "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"

• "I read you loud and clear!"

• "She is reading for the bar exam"

• "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

• "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

• "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

• "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"

• "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

• Claim vs title
• Claim vs lay claim
• Claim vs arrogate
• Claim vs take
• Claim vs exact
• Claim vs learn
• Claim vs study
• Claim vs register
• Claim vs show
• Claim vs record
• Claim vs say
• Claim vs scan
• Claim vs understand
• Claim vs interpret
• Claim vs translate

• Read vs title
• Read vs lay claim
• Read vs arrogate
• Read vs take
• Read vs exact
• Read vs learn
• Read vs study
• Read vs register
• Read vs show
• Read vs record
• Read vs say
• Read vs scan
• Read vs understand
• Read vs interpret
• Read vs translate