declaring

4 definitions • 11 examples

present participle of

to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially:

They declared their support for the proposal

[ + (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).

figurative The government has declared war on (= announced that they intended to stop) the drug dealers.

declare independence The country declared independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country).

to officially tell someone the value of goods you have bought, or the amount of money you have earned because you might have to pay tax:

Nothing to declare.

Goods to declare.

You have to declare any earnings over a certain amount.

If a cricket team declares, they stop batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win:

declare at Pakistan declared at 350 for 7.