Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 49.