1 to say sth officially or publicly:
[VN] 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. * [Vthat] The court declared that strike action was illegal. * [VN-N] The area has been declared a national park. * [VNtoinf] The painting was declared to be a forgery. * [VN-ADJ] The contract was declared void. * I declare this bridge open.
2 to state sth firmly and clearly:
[Vspeech] 'I'll do it!' Tom declared. * [Vthat] He declared that he was in love with her. * [VN] Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. * [VN-ADJ] She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. [also VN-N]
3 [VN] to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned:
All income must be declared.
4 [VN] to tell CUSTOMS officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax:
Do you have anything to declare?
5 [V] (in cricket) to decide to end your INNINGS (= the period during which your team is BATTING) before all your players have BATTED:
England declared at 224 for 4 (= 4 BATSMEN had scored 224 RUNS).
PHRASALVERBS
declare against sb/sth (BrE, formal) to say publicly that you do not support sb/sth
declare for sb/sth (BrE, formal) to say publicly that you support sb/sth
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