English verb: declare | |||
1. | declare (communication) state emphatically and authoritatively | ||
Samples | He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | account, advise, affirm, animadvert, answer for, assert, assure, attest, aver, avow, bear witness, bless, condemn, condemn, consecrate, count out, decree, depone, depose, doom, exclaim, hallow, opine, plead, proclaim, profess, profess, promise, promise, promulgate, propose, sanctify, sentence, sound off, speak out, speak up, suggest, swan, swear, swear, take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment, take the stand, testify, verify | ||
2. | declare (communication) announce publicly or officially | ||
Samples | The President declared war. | ||
Examples | They declare that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | announce | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | promulgate | ||
3. | declare (communication) state firmly | ||
Samples | He declared that he was innocent. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify | ||
4. | declare (communication) declare to be | ||
Samples | She was declared incompetent. Judge held that the defendant was innocent. | ||
Synonyms | adjudge, hold | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acknowledge, admit, bastardise, bastardize, beatify, call, cancel, canonise, canonize, certify, formalise, formalize, judge, label, pronounce, saint, strike down, superannuate | ||
5. | declare (social) authorize payments of | ||
Samples | Declare dividends. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | authorise, authorize, clear, pass | ||
6. | declare (possession) designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
Domain category | bridge | ||
7. | declare (communication) make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official | ||
Samples | Do you have anything to declare?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
8. | declare (communication) proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | ||
Samples | His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exclaim, proclaim, promulgate | ||