American English pronunciation
How to pronounce declaring
IPA transcription: [dɪk'lɛɹɪŋ]
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Verb
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state emphatically and authoritatively
“He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”
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announce publicly or officially
“The President declared war”
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state firmly
“He declared that he was innocent”
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declare to be
“She was declared incompetent”
“judge held that the defendant was innocent”
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authorize payments of
“declare dividends”
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designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
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make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
“Do you have anything to declare?”
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proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
“His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast”
Usage examples
- The land must lie within the area which the declaring authority controls.
- They called for a boycott of his order while declaring loyalty to Vatican.
- Erhard Milch and Walter Rohland both confirmed this, the latter declaring so under oath.
- She ignores Stan's demands, declaring marriage to be an equal partnership.
- A shrewd player can win the game without ever declaring war.
- He ended his speech by declaring his willingness to lead an expedition there himself.
- Often, instead of declaring insolvency, the company negotiates a debt restructuring with its lenders.
- Often, instead of declaring insolvency, the company negotiates a debt restructuring with its lenders.
- The episode ends with Timmy declaring Timmy!
- After declaring bankruptcy, Bradham returned to operating his drug store.