declare meaning
EN[dɪˈkleə] [dɪˈklɛɹ] [dəˈklɛɹ]US
WDeclare
- Declare (2001) 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.
FR déclare
- VerbSGdeclaresPRdeclaringPT, PPdeclaredPREdé-
- (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
- (intransitive) To make a declaration.
- (transitive) To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
- He declared him innocent.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
- (transitive) To announce something formally or officially.
- declare bankruptcy
- declare victory
- ( cricket ) declare (an innings) closed
- (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result.
- Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
- (transitive) To affirm or state something emphatically.
- (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
- (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
- (transitive, computing) 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.
- (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- You're just as dead if you buy the farm in an "incident" as if you buy it in a declared war.
- The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war; but does that include the power to undeclare it?
- The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of declare in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary