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self
Noun
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Your self is the type of person you are, particularly the way you usually act, look or feel.
He looked so happy compared to his usual down self that Walter wondered if something was wrong.
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Someone's self is their personality or character that makes them individual.
As the baby grows older, it begins to develop a sense of self.
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Self is used to refer to a person.
Please bring your wife and your good self.
declared
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adjective
made known or openly avowed
their declared and their covert objectives
a declared liberal
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adjective
(= stated)
declared as fact; explicitly stated
environmental
Adjective
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Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. all relate to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.
The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.
Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.
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Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.
The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
claim
Verb
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If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.
It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.
He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.
He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.
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If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.
Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.
Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.
The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.
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If something claims a life, it kills people.
The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.
claim
Noun
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A claim is something that you say or write without proof.
It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.
His claim to be the father is now being investigated.
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If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.
The government is disputing their claim to the land.
The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.
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A claim is something that you say you have the right to.
They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.