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Claimed vs Said - What's the difference?

claimed | said |

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

English

Verb

(head)
  • (claim)
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    claim

    English

    Alternative forms

    * claym (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Usage notes

    * Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim. * The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. See

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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
  • We must know how the first ruler, from whom anyone claims , came by his authority.
  • To proclaim.
  • (Spenser)
  • To call or name.
  • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

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    said

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (say)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • mentioned earlier
  • The said party has denied the charges.

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • mentioned earlier
  • Said party has denied the charges.

    See also

    * Said for proper noun sense

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