Definisi : 3. assert o’s ownership of, menuntut: no one ~ed the watch found in the premises, tdk ada yg menuntut jam tangan yg dijumpai di perkarangan bangunan itu; 4. take, account for, meragut: an epidemic that has ~ed thousands of lives, wabak yg telah meragut beribu-ribu nyawa; 5. call for, memerlukan: his work ~s his whole attention, tugasnya memerlukan sepenuh perhatiannya; 6. deserve, berhak mendapat: the plight of the starving millions ~s our sympathy, penderitaan berjuta-juta orang yg kebuluran itu berhak mendapat simpati kita. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. assert, mendakwa: he ~s he is an expert, dia mendakwa bahawa dia pakar; the witness ~ed that she was at the scene of the crime, saksi itu mendakwa bahawa dia berada di tempat kejadian jenayah itu; both parties ~ed victory, kedua-dua pihak mendakwa memperoleh kemenangan; 2. demand, menuntut: to ~ compensation from the company, menuntut pampasan drpd syarikat itu; to ~ o’s rights and privileges, menuntut hak dan keistimewaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : have a ~ /on, to/, berhak mendapat; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. assertion, dakwaan: the exaggerated ~s made by some manufacturers, dakwaan yg berlebih-lebihan oleh sesetengah pengilang; 2. demand, tuntutan: he put in a ~ to the insurance company, dia mengemukakan tuntutan kpd syarikat insurans itu; to lay ~ to the title, membuat tuntutan atas hak milik itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)