declaration

«declaration» in Mova's school dictionary: an official or important statement that says something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Independence Day in the USA is on 4 July and remembers the Declaration of Independence of 1776.
• Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.

Trees and pragmatics

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