declare

  • 21declare — de|clare [ dı kler ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to announce officially that something is true or happening: Australia declared its support for the agreement. I was in Germany when war was declared. A state of emergency has been declared in the area …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22declare — v. 1) (B) he declared his love to her 2) (D; tr.) to declare against, on (to declare war on another country) 3) (L) the president declared that the situation would improve 4) (M) the court declared the law to be unconstitutional 5) (N; used with… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23declare — 01. The President has [declared] a war on drugs in the U.S. 02. The Prime Minister has [declared] an election for this fall. 03. You have to make out a customs [declaration] of what is in your package if you are going to mail it overseas. 04. He… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 24declare — de•clare [[t]dɪˈklɛər[/t]] v. clared, clar•ing 1) to make known; state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms 2) to announce officially; proclaim 3) to state emphatically 4) to reveal; indicate 5) to make due statement of (goods for duty,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25declare — /dɪ kleə/ verb to make an official statement of something, or announce something to the public ● to declare someone bankrupt ● The company declared an interim dividend of 10p per share. ♦ to declare goods to customs to state that you are… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 26declare — verb (declared; declaring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear more at clear Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make known …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27declare — verb ADVERB ▪ virtually ▪ He has virtually declared war on his own party. ▪ immediately, promptly ▪ Martial law was immediately declared. ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28declare — verb 1》 announce solemnly or officially; make clearly known.     ↘(declare for/against) Brit. openly support or oppose.     ↘announce oneself as a candidate for an election.     ↘announce that one holds (certain combinations of cards) in a card… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29declare — See: I DECLARE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 30declare — See: I DECLARE …

    Dictionary of American idioms