declareverb
uk/dɪˈkleər/us/dɪˈkler/declare verb (EXPRESS)
B2 [ T ] to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially:
They declared their support for the proposal
[ + (that) ] She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.
[ + obj + (to be) + noun/adj ] They declared themselves (to be) bankrupt.
[ + speech ] "I won't do it!" he declared.
America declared war on Japan in 1941 (= announced officially that it was at war).
figurative The government has declared war on (= announced that thaey intended to stop) the drug dealers.
The country declared independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country).
B1 [ T ] to officially tell someone the value of goods you have bought, or the amount of money you have earned because you might have to pay tax:
Nothing to declare.
Goods to declare.
You have to declare any earnings over a certain amount.
More examples
- An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
- The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption.
- The doctor declared her medically fit.
- The election was declared null and void.
- The club closed after the fire brigade declared its wiring to be unsafe.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth
- advise
- advisement
- annunciation
- awake
- come out
- commit
- confront
- fyi
- give sb a heads up idiom
- hand
- head
- let sb know idiom
- official
- pronouncement
- put
- put sth out 1
- spread the word idiom
- tell
- unannounced
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declare verb (CRICKET)
[ I ] If a cricket team declares, they stop batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win:
Pakistan declared at 350 for 7.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cricket
- 12th man
- bails 2
- batswoman
- batting average
- bowling
- century
- cricketer
- delivery
- fall
- field
- maiden
- overthrow
- pavilion
- run sb out
- six
- test match
- the infield
- the outfield
- wicket
- wicketkeeper
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Idiom(s)
I declare
Phrasal verb(s)
declare for/against sth