declare
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārāre (“to make clear”), from de- + clārus (“clear”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
declare (third-person singular simple present declares, present participle declaring, simple past and past participle declared)
- (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.
- Boyle
- To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of all such bodies […] are exactly smooth.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XV:
- (intransitive) To make a declaration.
- (transitive) To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
- He declared him innocent.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
- (transitive) To announce something formally or officially.
- declare bankruptcy
- declare victory
- (cricket) declare (an innings) closed
- (transitive) To affirm or state something emphatically.
- (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.
- 1984, Richard Woodbury and Anastasia Toufexis, "Law: The Trouble with Harry," Time, 2 April:
- (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
- (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.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from declare
Translations[edit]
to make a declaration
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to announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc
to announce something formally or officially
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to affirm or state something emphatically
To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
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Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
declare
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of declarar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of declarar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of declarar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of declarar
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
declare
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of declarar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of declarar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of declarar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of declarar.
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