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lays claim

lays claim is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay claim.

Meaning of lay claim

Verb

lay claim (third-person singular simple present lays claim, present participle laying claim, simple past and past participle laid claim)

  1. (idiomatic, usually, with-to) To state that something belongs to oneself.
    • Spencer University lays claim to the recently published discovery.
    Synonyms:
    stake a claim

Questions about lays claim

What is lays claim the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lays claim is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay claim.

Words near lays claim in the dictionary

  1. lays bare
  2. lays behind
  3. lays by
  4. lays by the heels
  5. lays chilly
  6. lays claim
  7. lays down
  8. lays down arms
  9. lays down on
  10. lays down one's arms
  11. lays down one's life

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