0 to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially:
[ + (that) ] She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.
[ + obj + (to be) + noun/adj ] They declared themselves (to be) bankrupt.
[ + speech ] "I won't do it!" he declared.
America declared war on Japan in 1941 (= announced officially that it was at war).
figurative The government has declared war on (= announced that thaey intended to stop) the drug dealers.
The country declared independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country).
Nothing to declare.
Goods to declare.
1 If a cricket team declares, they stop batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win:
Pakistan declared at 350 for 7.
2 to announce or express something clearly and publicly, esp. officially:
3 to make a public or official statement about something:
All pre-existing health conditions should be declared to your insurer.
After the acquittal, CEO, Bill Peters, declared: "We feel vindicated."
declare (that) The Serious Fraud Office is expected to declare that it will be conducting further investigations.
declare sb/sth (to be) sth The WTO issued an interim ruling declaring the subsidies illegal.
declare yourself to be sth Silverjet, the transatlantic business airline, has declared itself carbon-neutral.
declare a ban/moratorium on sth In times of crisis the industry must declare a moratorium on aggressive marketing and sales tactics.
declare bankruptcy If restrictions on air travel are enforced, several of the large airlines may be forced to declare bankruptcy.
declare sb bankrupt Figures released by the bank showed almost 12,000 companies had been declared bankrupt in the third quarter of the year.
4 to make a written statement to the tax authorities containing information about money you have earned, shares you have bought, etc.:
5 to tell customs that you are bringing goods into a country on which you have to pay tax:
The green channel is for those passengers with nothing to declare.
6 to say publicly that you could gain a personal advantage from a situation and so might not be able to make decisions that are fair and honest:
7 to tell shareholders that they will receive a dividend (= a share of a company's profits) and how much it will be:
An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption.
The club closed after the fire brigade declared its wiring to be unsafe.
This tendency was reinforced in 1939 when the government declared the gas supply a state-owned public monopoly.
Variables declared with an abstract specification are similar to variables in type theory.
By 1998, all the teachers in the sample declared that they included popular music.
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