Pronunciations (5)
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/dɪˈklɛə/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɪˈklɛɚ/
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- General-American
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/dəˈklɛɚ/
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- General-American
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dɪˈkleə
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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dɪˈklɛɚ
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- US
Verb
To make clear, explain, interpret.
Usage- Obsolete
- Transitive
- Examples
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Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.
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To declare this a little, vve muſt aſſume, that the Surfaces of all ſuch Bodies, […] are exactly ſmooth only in a popular, or at moſt in a Phyſical ſenſe, but not in a ſtrict and rigid ſenſe.
To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
Usage- Intransitive
- Transitive
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He declared him innocent.
declare bankruptcy
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declare victory
declare war
declare independence
declare an innings closed
I'll declare for the presidency.
Einstein could not abide the randomness of quantum mechanics. God does not play dice with the world, he declared.
One South Korean opposition party called on Moon to declare the current air pollution problem a national disaster.
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
Usage- Transitive
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The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.
To show one's cards in order to score.
For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
Usage- Intransitive
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Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out.
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He declared at 689-7.
To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
Usage- Transitive
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The counter "i" was declared as an integer.
To declare war.
Usage- Slang
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France declared on me, I'm finished!
To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
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He prayed to God "please heal my sister", while she declared "I am healed in Jesus' name".
Verb
state emphatically and authoritatively
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He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
announce publicly or officially
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The President declared war
state firmly
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He declared that he was innocent
declare to be
- Broader terms
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She was declared incompetent
judge held that the defendant was innocent
authorize payments of
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declare dividends
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
- Broader terms
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
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Do you have anything to declare?
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
- Broader terms
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His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast