declaration
part of speech
noun (a declaration, declarations)
meaning for a pupil
1) A declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone. tree →
2) A declaration is a written document that states something formally, like a declaration of independence. tree →
3) A declaration of love is when someone says that they love another person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job it means a spoken statement. Job asks to be heard. In the primary lessons: In history and citizenship lessons it names important documents and statements; in everyday life it appears on forms («customs declaration») and in stories when someone says something important out loud. Phrases: make a declaration, declaration of war, declaration of independence, declaration of love.
examples
- Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears. (Writings JOB.13.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The king made a declaration that the war was over. tree →
- The country signed a declaration of independence. tree →
- At the airport, Dad filled in a customs declaration. tree →
- His declaration of love made her blush. tree →
- The headteacher read a declaration about the new school rules. tree →
- The friends wrote a declaration of friendship and signed it. tree →
- A declaration of war is a very serious event. tree →
- Such an invitation is a challenge; it is almost, among boys, a declaration of war. tree →
note
Countable: a declaration, declarations. Verb: declare. Spelling: declAration (the verb has «-are», the noun «-aration»).
In the corpora
- Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.
- Independence Day in the USA is on 4 July and remembers the Declaration of Independence of 1776.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «declaration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.