Claimed vs Said - What's the difference?
claimed | said |
(claim)
A demand of ownership made for something (e.g. 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 (e.g. in the gold rush, oil rush)
(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
To demand ownership of.
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
(legal) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
* John Locke
To proclaim.
To call or name.
(say)
mentioned earlier
As verbs the difference between claimed and said
is that claimed is past tense of claim while said is past tense of say.As an adjective said is
mentioned earlier.As a determiner said is
mentioned earlier.As a proper noun Said is
an alternative spelling of Sayyid|lang=en.claimed
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * * *claim
English
Alternative forms
* claym (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim. * The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. SeeVerb
(en verb)- We must know how the first ruler, from whom anyone claims , came by his authority.
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* English reporting verbs ----said
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- The said party has denied the charges.