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- Dictionaryde·clared/dəˈklerd/
adjective
- 1. openly or formally asserted or announced: "despite the company's declared good intentions, some remained skeptical"
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The meaning of DECLARE is to make known formally, officially, or explicitly.
[ + (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. declare war on America declared war on Japan in 1941 (= announced officially that it was at war).
To declare is to state clearly and officially. In elections, the government body that counts the votes declares the winner. Until the declaration is made, the results are not official. When you are traveling, you might be asked if you have anything to declare.
Defining something means providing all of the necessary information to create that thing in its entirety. Defining a function means providing a function body; defining a class means giving all of the methods of the class and the fields.
If you declare something, you state officially and formally that it exists or is the case. The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire. [VERB noun] His lawyers are confident that the judges will declare Mr Stevens innocent. [VERB noun adjective] The U.N. has declared it to be a safe zone. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
DECLARED definition: 1. A declared fact is one that someone has publicly said or admitted: 2. A declared fact is one…. Learn more.
[transitive] to say something officially or publicly. declare something The government has declared a state of emergency. Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914. The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy. He will probably have to declare bankruptcy. Neither side was able to declare victory.
Stated openly, officially, or formally.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
To make known formally or officially; proclaim: declare that a fugitive has been captured; declare a mistrial. See Synonyms at announce. 2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm: "He wrote another prayer declaring that his conscience was weighed down with guilt" (Leo Damrosch). 3.
1. (may take a clause as object) to make clearly known or announce officially: to declare one's interests; war was declared. 2. to state officially that (a person, fact, etc) is as specified: he declared him fit. 3. (Rhetoric) (may take a clause as object) to state emphatically; assert.
