Difference between Take and Claim

What is the difference between Take and Claim?

Take as a noun is an act of taking. while Claim as a noun is a demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory).

Take

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of taking. Something that is taken. A (1) profit, (2) reward, (3) bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback. An interpretation or view. An attempt to record a scene. A catch. A facial gesture in response to an event. A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To grasp with the hands. To grab and move to oneself. To get into one's possession. To accept. To gain a position by force. To have sex forcefully with, possibly without consent. To carry, particularly to a particular destination. To choose. To support or carry without failing or breaking. To endure or cope with. To not swing at a pitch To ingest medicine, drugs, etc. To assume or interpret to be. To enroll (in a class, or a course of study). To participate in, undergo, or experience. To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively. To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.) To stick, persist, thrive or remain. To become. To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it. To require. To capture using a photographic camera. To last or expend [an amount of time]. To use To consider as an instance or example.

Example sentence: Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.

Claim

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory).A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)A legal demand for compensation or damages.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To demand ownership of.To state a new fact.To demand ownership or right to use for land.To demand compensation or damages through the courts.

Example sentence: Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.

We hope you now know whether to use Take or Claim in your sentence.

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