declare
To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphaticallyTo assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
» They declared that they were innocent.
Они заявили, что невиновны.
Они заявили о своей невиновности.
Вони заявили, що вони не винні.
Meaning
9 senses(intransitive, transitive)To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
He declared him innocent.
declare bankruptcy
ausrufen, aussagen, erklären
объявля́тьobʺjavljátʹ
декларува́тиdeklaruváty, заявля́тиzajavljáty, оголо́шуватиoholóšuvaty
announce publicly or officially
(transitive)To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
To show one's cards in order to score.
(intransitive)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.
The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out.
He declared at 689-7.
(transitive)To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
The counter "i" was declared as an integer.
(slang)To declare war.
France declared on me, I'm finished!
declare to be
To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
He prayed to God "please heal my sister", while she declared "I am healed in Jesus' name".
feststellen, deklarieren, erklären
(obsolete, transitive)To make clear, explain, interpret.
Examples
262 sentencesThey declared that they were innocent.
Вони заявили, що вони не винні. — User55521
ruОни заявили, что невиновны. — marafon
Do you have anything to declare?
У вас є речі, що підлягають декларуванню? — deniko
ruЕсть ли у вас вещи, подлежащие декларации? — Lenin_1917
deHaben Sie etwas zu verzollen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We declared war.
Ми оголосили війну. — deniko
ruМы объявили войну. — marafon
deWir erklärten Krieg. — Yorwba
She declared that she was right.
Tom has been declared brain dead.
deTom wurde für hirntot erklärt. — brauchinet
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clearFrom Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”).
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Forms
declares, declaring, declared, declaredSynonyms
33 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle