What does declare mean?
Definitions for declare
dɪˈklɛərde·clare
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word declare.
Princeton's WordNet
declareverb
state emphatically and authoritatively
"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
announce, declareverb
announce publicly or officially
"The President declared war"
declareverb
state firmly
"He declared that he was innocent"
declare, adjudge, holdverb
declare to be
"She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
declareverb
authorize payments of
"declare dividends"
declareverb
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
declareverb
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
"Do you have anything to declare?"
declareverb
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
"His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
Wiktionary
declareverb
To make clear, explain, interpret.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To make a declaration.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc.
He declared him innocent.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To announce something formally or officially.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To affirm or state something emphatically.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
declareverb
To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.
The counter "i" was declared as an integer.
Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.
Webster Dictionary
Declareverb
to make clear; to free from obscurity
Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
Declareverb
to make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce
Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
Declareverb
to make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false
Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
Declareverb
to make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc
Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
Declareverb
to make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one's self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies
Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
Declareverb
to state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass
Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
Freebase
Declare
Declare is a supernatural spy novel by American author Tim Powers. The novel presents a secret history of the Cold War, and earned several major fantasy fiction awards.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Declare
de-klār′, v.t. to make known: to announce: to assert: to make a full statement of, as of goods at a custom-house.—v.i. to make a statement: to show cards in order to score.—adj. Declār′able, capable of being declared, exhibited, or proved.—ns. Declar′ant, one who makes a declaration; Declarā′tion, act of declaring: that which is declared: a written affirmation: in the criminal law of Scotland, the statement made by the prisoner before the magistrate: in common law, the pleading in which the plaintiff in an action at law sets forth his case against the defendant.—adjs. Declar′ative, Declar′atory, explanatory.—advs. Declar′atively, Declar′atorily.—n. Declar′ator, a form of action in the Court of Session in Scotland, with the view of having a fact judicially ascertained and declared.—adj. Declared′, avowed.—adv. Decla′redly, avowedly.—Declaratory Act, an act intended to explain an old law which had become obscure or a subject of controversy. [Fr. déclarer, from L. declarāre, -ātum—de, wholly, clarus, clear.]
Editors Contribution
declare
An expression of choice, fact, opinion or belief.
The declaration of human rights is an important document.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
British National Corpus
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Rank popularity for the word 'declare' in Verbs Frequency: #333
Anagrams for declare »
cleared, creedal, relaced
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of declare in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of declare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of declare in a Sentence
The question is, where will the institution of the United States Senate stand ? Every senator, Democrat, Republican and independent, will have to declare where they stand not just for the moment, but for the ages, will President Joe Biden stand against voter suppression ? Yes or no ? That's the question President Joe Biden'll answer. Will President Joe Biden stand to against election subversion ? Yes or no ? We stand for democracy ? Yes or no.
China... is running out of American imports to tax, the fact that Beijing has yet to declare a specific retaliatory intent shows that China is still hoping the peace process can be salvaged.
Our elected representatives from both political parties came together that day to perform their constitutional and statutory duty to declare, in the word of the statute, the person elected president, the mob's objective was to stop that from happening. They were prepared to break the law to prevent Congress from performing its constitutional and statutory duty. That is chilling for many reasons.
Look, if Harry Truman couldn't nationalize the steel industry during wartime, this President doesn't have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion dollar wall on the border, so that's a non-starter.
We have seen history repeat where North Korea would declare to denuclearize, by portraying North Korea as a consolatory and forthcoming, only to turn around and avoid all international efforts towards peace, in light of how North Korea has behaved in the past, I believe it is important not to reward North Korea solely for agreeing to have a dialogue.
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Translations for declare
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- провъзгласявам, декларирам, обявявам, заявявамBulgarian
- deklarovatCzech
- erklæreDanish
- bekanntmachen, verkünden, erklären, aussagen, deklarieren, verzollen, feststellen, bekanntgeben, ausrufenGerman
- ανακοινώνω, δηλώνωGreek
- deklariEsperanto
- declarar, explicar, aclararSpanish
- kuulutamaEstonian
- ilmoittaa, julistaaFinnish
- déclarer, expliquerFrench
- gairmScottish Gaelic
- घोषितHindi
- kijelentHungarian
- dichiarareItalian
- להכריזHebrew
- 宣言するJapanese
- eloquorLatin
- whakapuakiMāori
- aangeven, verklarenDutch
- declararPortuguese
- declaraRomanian
- декларировать, объявлятьRussian
- deklareraSwedish
- bildirmekTurkish
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