0 present participle of declare
1 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.
2 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.
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.
But its ascent to prominence should not and cannot be achieved simply by declaring jurisdiction over world affairs.
Each class declaring virtual slots contains a vector of virtual slots accessors.
The introduction of the computer as a musical tool provided what seemed like the final justification for declaring that all sounds were possible.
