/dɪˈkleə/
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Translation
To say something clearly and officially, so that everyone knows it.
Word origin
From Latin declarare, meaning to make completely clear, built on clarus, clear.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- declarare
- English cognates
- clear, clarify
Grammar
Verb typeregular (declare, declares, declared)
Examples
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"Declare" means to say something in an official way.
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"Declare that" introduces the thing someone says strongly.
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At an airport you declare goods by telling the officers about them.
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