declare

verb

de·clare | \ di-ˈkler

declared; declaring

Definition of declare

1a : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly publicly declared her opposition to the plan

b : to make known as a determination The judge declared the defendant fit to stand trial. She was declared the rightful heir to the throne.

2 obsolete : to make clear

3 : to make evident : show a glimpse of his head in outline … declared his present state of mind— Osbert Sitwell

4 : to state emphatically : affirm declares his innocence "You are quite a quiz, I do declare!"— Charles Dickens

5 : to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) Large purchases must be declared at customs.

6 in card games

a : to make a bid or announcement naming (a trump suit or no-trump)

b : meld

7 : to make payable declare a dividend

intransitive verb

1 : to make a declaration poetry … evokes rather than merely declares— C. S. Kilby

2 : to avow one's opinion or support declaring for or against a candidate

3 : to announce one's intentions (as to run for political office) declared for mayor

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declare, announce, proclaim, promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration

synonyms see in addition assert

declare, announce, and advertise mean to make known to the public. declare is used of something that is said very clearly and often in a formal manner. The governor declared a policy change. announce is used when something of interest is declared for the first time. Scientists announced the discovery of a new planet. advertise is used when a statement is repeated over and over and all around. She advertised her grades to the whole class.

Examples of declare in a Sentence

The government has just declared a state of emergency. He openly declared his love for her. They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return. Large purchases must be declared at customs. Do you have anything to declare?

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As a result, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in Dorian's possible path and has contacted President Donald Trump about storm preparations. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Hurricane Dorian: Forecasts for Florida vacation spots," 29 Aug. 2019 On Being A Natural Born Disruptor In a statement to Variety, Frankel declared that her next chapter would be all about her daughter Bryn Hoppy with ex Jason Hoppy, philanthropic work, and new production partnership. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Real Housewives Of New York," 24 Aug. 2019 The secretary of state for education, Joao Costa, noted that students cannot spontaneously declare a change of gender — their parents must give their blessing and the student must be undergoing a gender transition. — Barry Hatton, San Diego Union-Tribune, "New school transgender rules fire debate in Portugal," 22 Aug. 2019 In early August — just 14 months into the government — Salvini declared that the coalition with the Five Star Movement had failed and the only way to break the deadlock was to hold new elections. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Italy’s prime minister just resigned. What the heck comes next?," 21 Aug. 2019 And in 2014, scientists officially declared the glacier dead. — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, "Rice anthropologists say goodbye to Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change," 21 Aug. 2019 The country declared a national state of emergency, destroying crops and quarantining plantations in an attempt to avert the spread of the fungus. — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, "A Fungus Could Wipe Out the Banana Forever," 19 Aug. 2019 The country declared a national state of emergency, destroying crops and quarantining plantations in an attempt to avert the spread of the fungus. — Matt Reynolds, Wired, "A Fungus Could Wipe Out the Banana Forever," 19 Aug. 2019 Polis had declared in March that Colorado would not seek an exemption that could have granted more time to comply by blaming the bad air on pollution wafting into the state from China. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Colorado revs toward an electric car future, compelled by climate change and air pollution," 15 Aug. 2019

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declare

verb

English Language Learners Definition of declare

: to say or state (something) in an official or public way

: to say (something) in a strong and confident way

: to tell the government about (money you have earned or received) in order to pay taxes

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