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Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German ansprake (“address; polite and formal approach”), related to German Ansprache, equivalent to an- + språk. Compare Danish ansprog, Dutch aanspraak, German Anspruch.
Pronunciation
Noun
anspråk n
- a claim (laying claim to, for example ownership, authorship, a right, or a title)
De gör anspråk på marken- They claim the land
- (figuratively, in some expressions) to take up, to use up, "to lay claim to"
ta någons tid i anspråk- take up someone's time ("lay claim to someone's time")
Arbetet tog alla hans krafter i anspråk- The work used up all his strength ("laid claim to all his strength")
Usage notes
- For the verb form lay claim to / claim, use göra anspråk på, see göra anspråk på.
- For the verb form harness (put to use), use ta i anspråk, see ta i anspråk.
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