declare

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See also declaré, and déclaré

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French déclarer, from Latin dēclārāre (to make clear), from de- + clārus (clear).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /dɪˈkleə(ɹ)/
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Verb [edit]

declare (third-person singular simple present declares, present participle declaring, simple past and past participle declared)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
    • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XV:
      Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.
  2. (intransitive) To make a declaration.
  3. (transitive) To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
    He declared him innocent.
  4. (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
  5. (transitive) To announce something formally or officially.
    declare bankruptcy
    declare victory
    (cricket) declare (an innings) closed
  6. (transitive) To affirm or state something emphatically.
  7. (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
    • 1984, Richard Woodbury and Anastasia Toufexis, "Law: The Trouble with Harry," Time, 2 April:
      The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.
  8. (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
  9. (transitive, computing) To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.
    The counter "i" was declared as an integer.

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Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

declare

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of declarar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of declarar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of declarar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of declarar

Spanish [edit]

Verb [edit]

declare (infinitive declarar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of declarar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of declarar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of declarar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of declarar.