To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due.
예문
1. He claimed to have reached the top of the mountain. (그는 그 산의 정상까지 올라갔다고 주장했다) 2. Both sides claimed the victory. (양쪽 모두 승리를 주장했다) 3. He put forward the claim that he was the first inventor of the machine. (그는 최초로 그 기계를 발명했다고 주장했다) 4. His claim to be promoted to the post was quite legitimate. (그 자리로 진급시켜 달라는 그의 요구는 아주 정당한 것이었다) 5. claim obedience (복종하라고 말하다)
