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declaredeclare /dɪˈklɛr/ ●●○ W3 verb ETYMOLOGYdeclareOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin declarare, from clarare to make clear VERB TABLEdeclare |
Present | I, you, we, they | declare | | he, she, it | declares | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | declared | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have declared | | he, she, it | has declared | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had declared | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will declare | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have declared |
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Present | I | am declaring | | he, she, it | is declaring | | you, we, they | are declaring | Past | I, he, she, it | was declaring | | you, we, they | were declaring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been declaring | | he, she, it | has been declaring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been declaring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be declaring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been declaring |
► declare something illegal/unsafe/open etc. Police declared the protest illegal. ► declare somebody dead/unfit/insane etc. The man was declared dead at the hospital. ► declare bankruptcy The college will be forced to declare bankruptcy (=state officially that you are unable to pay your debts). THESAURUSexpress in words► say to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.: What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said. ► mention to say something but without giving many details: He mentioned that he saw you yesterday. ► add to say something more about something: Is there anything you’d like to add? ► express formal to say how you feel about something: Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school. ► point out to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of: “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out. ► remark (also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something: She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone. ► specify formal to say something in an exact and detailed way: He did not specify how many jobs would be cut. ► state formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way: The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding. ► announce to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear: At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit. ► declare formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something: “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun. ► exclaim to say something loudly and suddenly: “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed. ► blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking: Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him. ► utter formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing: No one uttered a word. ► whisper to say something very quietly: “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered. ► mumble/mutter to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed: “It’s not fair,” she muttered. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: He murmured words of love. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed. ► snap to suddenly say something in an angry way: “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped. ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: “Shut up,” he growled. ► snarl to say something in a mean angry way: “Get out of here!” he snarled. 1SAY OFFICIALLY [transitive] to say officially and publicly that a particular situation exists or that something is true: declare that Doctors declared that Maxwell died of natural causes.declare somebody/something (to be) something Officials declared Jackson the winner.declare something illegal/unsafe/open etc. Police declared the protest illegal.declare somebody dead/unfit/insane etc. The man was declared dead at the hospital. The college will be forced to declare bankruptcy (=state officially that you are unable to pay your debts).► see thesaurus at say12declare war (on somebody/something) a)to decide and state officially that you will begin fighting another country b)to say that you will do everything you can to stop something that is bad or wrong: The time has come to declare war on cancer.3SAY WHAT YOU THINK [transitive] to say very clearly and publicly what you think or feel: Most Republicans declared their support for the bill.declare that He left, declaring that he would not be forced to retire early.4MONEY/PROPERTY ETC. [transitive] social studies, economics to make an official statement saying how much money you have earned, what property you own, etc.: All investment income must be declared.5(Well) I declare! spoken old-fashioned used as an expression of surprise[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin declarare, from clarare to make clear]—declarable adjectivedeclare for something phrasal verb to state publicly that you are going to take part in an election, competition, etc.: He declared for president in a speech in April. |