Declared Declare Government War Officially State Intention Verb

• the government has declared a state of emergency.
• germany declared war on france on 1 august 1914.
• the government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy.
• he will probably have to declare bankruptcy.

declare

Verb Forms

1. to say something officially or publicly
• The government has declared a state of emergency.
• Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914.
• The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy.
• He will probably have to declare bankruptcy.
• Neither side was able to declare victory.
• She declared her intention of running for the presidency.
• to declare your interest/candidacy
• The court declared that strike action was illegal.
• In the end, they were both declared winners of the tournament.
• The area has been declared a national park.
• The painting was declared to be a forgery.
• Excess weight has been declared as one of the top ten health risks in the world.
• I declare this bridge open.
• A doctor had declared him unfit to travel.
• Kenya was officially declared independent on December 12, 1963.
• The contract was declared void.

Extra Examples

• Martial law was immediately declared.
• The communists had unilaterally declared a ceasefire.
• We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare Indonesia's independence.
• The day was declared a public holiday.
2. to state something clearly and definitely
• ‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared.
• He declared that he was in love with her.
• Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime.
• She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.

Extra Examples

• ‘I'm going to win!’ he declared confidently.
• ‘You're here,’ she declared simply.
• Stravinsky famously declared that music expressed nothing.
• She proudly declared that she had once been introduced to the Queen.
• He declared his true feelings to her.
3. to say clearly and openly who you are or what you intend to do
• He was the first gay player in a professional sports team to declare himself openly.
• Only two candidates have declared themselves so far.
• Freemasons were required by law to declare themselves to the authorities.
4. to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned
• All income must be declared.
5. to tell customs officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax
• Do you have anything to declare?
6. to decide to end your innings (= the period during which your team is batting) before all your players have batted
• England declared at 224 for 4 (= 4 batsmen had scored 224 runs).

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Latin declarare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’ (from clarus ‘clear’).