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{
"term": "declare",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "declare",
"heSheIt": "declares"
},
"pastSimple": "declared",
"pastParticiple": "declared",
"ingForm": "declaring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to say something officially or publicly",
"sensetop": "declare somethingdeclare that…declare something/somebody + noundeclare something to be somethingdeclare something as somethingdeclare something/somebody + adj.",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government has **declared a state of emergency**.",
"contextForm": "declare something"
},
{
"text": "Germany **declared war on** France on 1 August 1914."
},
{
"text": "The government has **declared war on** *(= officially stated its intention to stop)* illiteracy."
},
{
"text": "He will probably have to **declare bankruptcy**."
},
{
"text": "Neither side was able to **declare victory**."
},
{
"text": "She **declared her intention** of running for the presidency."
},
{
"text": "to declare your interest/candidacy"
},
{
"text": "The court declared that strike action was illegal.",
"contextForm": "declare that…"
},
{
"text": "In the end, they were **declared winners** of the tournament.",
"contextForm": "declare something/somebody + noun"
},
{
"text": "The area has been declared a national park."
},
{
"text": "The painting was declared to be a forgery.",
"contextForm": "declare something to be something"
},
{
"text": "Excess weight has been declared as one of the top ten health risks in the world.",
"contextForm": "declare something as something"
},
{
"text": "I declare this bridge open.",
"contextForm": "declare something/somebody + adj."
},
{
"text": "A doctor had declared him unfit to travel."
},
{
"text": "Kenya was **officially declared** independent on December 12, 1963."
},
{
"text": "The contract was declared void."
},
{
"text": "Martial law was immediately declared."
},
{
"text": "The communists had unilaterally declared a ceasefire."
},
{
"text": "We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare Indonesia's independence."
},
{
"text": "The day was declared a public holiday."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["virtually", "immediately", "promptly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to state something clearly and definitely",
"sensetop": "+ speechdeclare that…declare somethingdeclare yourself + adj./noun",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
},
{
"text": "He declared that he was in love with her.",
"contextForm": "declare that…"
},
{
"text": "Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime.",
"contextForm": "declare something"
},
{
"text": "She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.",
"contextForm": "declare yourself + adj./noun"
},
{
"text": "‘I'm going to win!’ he declared confidently."
},
{
"text": "‘You're here,’ she declared simply."
},
{
"text": "Stravinsky famously declared that music expressed nothing."
},
{
"text": "She proudly declared that she had once been introduced to the Queen."
},
{
"text": "He declared his true feelings to her."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["virtually", "immediately", "promptly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to say clearly and openly who you are or what you intend to do",
"sensetop": "declare yourselfdeclare yourself to somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was the first gay player in a professional sports team to declare himself openly."
},
{
"text": "Only two candidates have declared themselves so far."
},
{
"text": "Freemasons were required by law to declare themselves to the authorities.",
"contextForm": "declare yourself to somebody"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned",
"sensetop": "declare something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "All income must be declared."
}
],
"topics": ["Money"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to tell customs officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax",
"sensetop": "declare something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Do you have anything to declare?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to decide to end your innings (= the period during which your team is batting) before all your players have batted",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "England declared at 224 for 4 *(= 4 batters* had scored 224 runs)."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleə(r)/",
"audio": "de/declare/declare__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleəz/",
"audio": "de/declare/declares__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleəd/",
"audio": "de/declare/declared__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleərɪŋ/",
"audio": "de/declare/declaring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈkler/",
"audio": "de/declare/declare__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈklerz/",
"audio": "de/declare/declares__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈklerd/",
"audio": "de/declare/declared__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈklerɪŋ/",
"audio": "de/declare/declaring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Latin declarare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’ (from clarus ‘clear’)."
}