英:[dɪ'kleərəbl]
美:[dɪ'klerəbəl]
英:[dɪ'kleərəbl]
美:[dɪ'klerəbəl]
verb
transitive verb
to make known formally, officially, or explicitly
publicly declared her opposition to the plan
to make known as a determination She was declared the rightful heir to the throne.
The judge declared the defendant fit to stand trial.
obsolete to make clear
to make evident : show
a glimpse of his head in outline … declared his present state of mind—Osbert Sitwell
to state emphatically : affirm "You are quite a quiz, I do declare!"—Charles Dickens
declares his innocence
to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
Large purchases must be declared at customs.
to make a bid or announcement naming (a trump suit or no-trump)
meld
to make payable
declare a dividend
intransitive verb
to make a declaration
poetry … evokes rather than merely declares—C. S. Kilby
to avow one's opinion or support
declaring for or against a candidate
to announce one's intentions (as to run for political office)
declared for mayor
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de- + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear — more at clear
The first known use of declare was in the 14th century
decline1 of 2verb
to slope downward : descend
to bend down
declined his head
to pass toward a lower state or level their enthusiasm declined
his health declined
to draw toward a close : wane
the day declined
to become less in amount
prices declined
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
declined to run for a second term
to refuse especially courteously
declined the offer
to give the declension of a noun, pronoun, or adjective
decline2 of 2noun
the process of declining:
a gradual sinking and wasting away
a change to a lower state or level
the time when something is approaching its end
an empire in decline
a downward slope
declinationnoun
angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a great circle passing through the celestial poles
the declination of a star
a bending downward : inclination
the angle that the magnetic needle makes with a true north and south line
decline1 of 2verb
to slope downward : descend
to bend down
declined his head
to pass toward a lower state or level their enthusiasm declined
his health declined
to draw toward a close : wane
the day declined
to become less in amount
prices declined
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
declined to run for a second term
to refuse especially courteously
declined the offer
to give the declension of a noun, pronoun, or adjective
decline2 of 2noun
the process of declining:
a gradual sinking and wasting away
a change to a lower state or level
the time when something is approaching its end
an empire in decline
a downward slope
declensionnoun
the giving of noun, adjective, or pronoun inflections especially in a specified order
a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms
decline entry 2 sense 1, deterioration
descent sense 4a, slope
declareverb
to make known openly or officially
declare war
to state strongly
declared his innocence
to make a full statement of (taxable property or items on which duty must be paid)
declarativeadjective
making a declaration or statement
declarative sentence
declarationnoun
the act of declaring : announcement
something declared or a document containing such a declaration
the Declaration of Independence
declarationnoun
the act of declaring : announcement
something declared or a document containing such a declaration
the Declaration of Independence
declareverb
to make known openly or officially
declare war
to state strongly
declared his innocence
to make a full statement of (taxable property or items on which duty must be paid)
1 Two investors also have declarable shorts against CYBG, which owns the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks.
2 Some of it is declarable, if it is over the threshold, and some of it isn't.
3 The information is included in the newly updated register, which lists donations, shareholdings, corporate hospitality and other declarable financial interests of all 650 MPs, including those elected for the first time in May.
4 They’re also supported by members of the community who are wealthier — it’s not declarable income if somebody buys them a baby carriage.”
5 The government has just declared a state of emergency.
6 He openly declared his love for her.
7 They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return.
8 Large purchases must be declared at customs.
9 Do you have anything to declare?
10 Superior Court Judge Ryan Wright judge declared after a two-day preliminary hearing that there's enough evidence to try Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
11 In early May, the court ordered the state to explain why the police failed to stop the attacks and declared that the villagers have a right to return to their homes.