Read this sentence from "excerpt from President Richard Nixon’s News Conference: The President’s Personal Finances."

In the practice of law—and I am not claiming I was worth it, but apparently former vice presidents or presidents are worth a great deal to law firms—and I did work pretty hard.

Knowing that the words claiming and asserting are synonyms, what is the definition of claiming?

Responses

arguing
arguing

denying
denying

rejecting
rejecting

questioning

1 answer

In the context of the sentence, "claiming" refers to stating or asserting something without necessarily providing proof or evidence. Therefore, among the provided responses, the closest definition of "claiming" would be:

arguing