English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “reclaim”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for reclaim is re-claim, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
re-claim
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result re-claim The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordreclaim
Hyphenationre-claim
Break points1
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun
Pronunciation/rəˈkleɪm/
Meaning & usage

What does “reclaim” mean?

reclaim: Retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.

Headwordreclaim
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun
Pronunciation/rəˈkleɪm/
1
transitive verb

Retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.

Example: “when Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room”

Synonyms:
recoup recover regain retrieve claim back get back have returned take back
2
transitive verb

Bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation.

Example: “little money is available to reclaim and cultivate the desert”

3
noun

The action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed.

Example: “beyond reclaim”

Word breaks

How “reclaim” is split

re·claim

For US English, the hyphenation result is re-claim. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “reclaim”

How do you hyphenate “reclaim”?

In the US-English result used here, reclaim is hyphenated as re-claim.

Where can “reclaim” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “reclaim” mean?

Retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.

Can you use “reclaim” in a sentence?

“when Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room”

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