{
    "term": "declare",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "declare",
            "heSheIt": "declares"
        },
        "pastSimple": "declared",
        "pastParticiple": "declared",
        "ingForm": "declaring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to say something officially or publicly",
            "sensetop": "declare somethingdeclare that…declare something/somebody + noundeclare something to be somethingdeclare something as somethingdeclare something/somebody + adj.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government has **declared a state of emergency**.",
                    "contextForm": "declare something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Germany **declared war on** France on 1 August 1914."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has **declared war on** *(= officially stated its intention to stop)* illiteracy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will probably have to **declare bankruptcy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Neither side was able to **declare victory**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **declared her intention** of running for the presidency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to declare your interest/candidacy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court declared that strike action was illegal.",
                    "contextForm": "declare that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the end, they were **declared winners** of the tournament.",
                    "contextForm": "declare something/somebody + noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area has been declared a national park."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The painting was declared to be a forgery.",
                    "contextForm": "declare something to be something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Excess weight has been declared as one of the top ten health risks in the world.",
                    "contextForm": "declare something as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I declare this bridge open.",
                    "contextForm": "declare something/somebody + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A doctor had declared him unfit to travel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kenya was **officially declared** independent on December 12, 1963."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contract was declared void."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Martial law was immediately declared."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The communists had unilaterally declared a ceasefire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare Indonesia's independence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The day was declared a public holiday."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["virtually", "immediately", "promptly"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to state something clearly and definitely",
            "sensetop": "+ speechdeclare that…declare somethingdeclare yourself + adj./noun",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He declared that he was in love with her.",
                    "contextForm": "declare that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime.",
                    "contextForm": "declare something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.",
                    "contextForm": "declare yourself + adj./noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I'm going to win!’ he declared confidently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘You're here,’ she declared simply."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stravinsky famously declared that music expressed nothing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She proudly declared that she had once been introduced to the Queen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He declared his true feelings to her."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["virtually", "immediately", "promptly"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to say clearly and openly who you are or what you intend to do",
            "sensetop": "declare yourselfdeclare yourself to somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was the first gay player in a professional sports team to declare himself openly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only two candidates have declared themselves so far."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Freemasons were required by law to declare themselves to the authorities.",
                    "contextForm": "declare yourself to somebody"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned",
            "sensetop": "declare something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All income must be declared."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to tell customs officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax",
            "sensetop": "declare something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you have anything to declare?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to decide to end your innings (= the period during which your team is batting) before all your players have batted",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "England declared at 224 for 4 *(= 4 batters* had scored 224 runs)."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleə(r)/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declare__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleəz/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declares__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleəd/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declared__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈkleərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declaring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈkler/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declare__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈklerz/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declares__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈklerd/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declared__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈklerɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/declare/declaring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Latin declarare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’ (from clarus ‘clear’)."
}