declare

«declare» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to say something clearly, firmly or officially, so… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (declare, declares, declared, declaring)

meaning for a pupil

1) To declare is to say something clearly, firmly or officially, so everyone knows. tree →

2) To declare war is to announce officially that a war is starting. tree →

3) To declare something at customs means to tell officials about goods you are bringing into a country. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To declare is to tell, make known or explain something, often with authority. In Job and the Prophets it can also mean to tell what you know, or to proclaim God's acts. Interpretation: In Job, God asks Job to "declare" what he knows of creation, and the tradition reads this as showing how small human understanding is next to God's. In the primary lessons: In history and social studies, countries declare independence or war; officials declare a result or an emergency. In stories a character declares their love or their plan. In cricket, a team captain declares to end their innings early. Phrases: declare war, declare independence, declare the winner, declare that, nothing to declare.

examples

• And I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.' (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask thy father, and he will declare unto thee, thine elders, and they will tell thee. (Torah DEU.32.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• I declare unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish; ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over the Jordan to go in to possess it. (Torah DEU.30.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Declare, if thou hast the understanding. (Writings JOB.38.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Declare, if thou knowest it all. (Writings JOB.38.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• But who shall declare his way to his face? (Writings JOB.21.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• The judge declared her the winner. tree →
• «I will never eat broccoli!» he declared. tree →
• The country declared independence. tree →
• The headteacher declared the new playground open. tree →
• You must declare food at the airport. tree →
• The mayor declared a state of emergency after the flood. tree →
• She declared that she was going to become an astronaut. tree →
• Now he declares that I am healed. tree →

note

Regular verb: declared, declaring (drop the e). Noun: declaration. Similar: announce, state, proclaim.

In the corpora

• And I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.'
• And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the appointed seasons of the LORD.
• And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.
• And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
• And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «declare» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.