request vs claim

claim vs request

request and claim both are nouns.

request and claim both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
request	Yes	No	Yes	No
claim	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, claim is a hyponym of request; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than request:

request: express the need or desire for
claim: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

Other hyponyms of request include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, challenge, beg off, excuse, demand, call for, invite, ask in, invite, desire, beg, arrogate, lay claim, ask over, ask round, invite, call, ask, ask out, invite out, take out, book, hold, reserve.

request (noun)	claim (noun)
the verbal act of requesting	demand for something as rightful or due
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority	an established or recognized right
	an informal right to something
	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

request (verb)	claim (verb)
express the need or desire for	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
ask (a person) to do something	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
inquire for (information)	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
	lay claim to; as of an idea
	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Difference between request and claim

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