declare
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 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
- 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
- Edward Jenner made the first vaccine in 1796 from cowpox, and smallpox was declared wiped out worldwide in 1980.
- Kai declared it the most unfair rule in the history of the world.
- In 1949 Mao Zedong won the civil war and declared the People's Republic; the Nationalists went to Taiwan.
- Polls in Taiwan have shown most people want to keep things as they are, neither declaring full independence nor joining China.
- The United States declared its independence in 1776.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «declare» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.