(~s, declaring, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also ~ an attitude or intention. (WRITTEN)
Speaking outside Ten Downing Street, she ~d that she would fight on...
‘I’m absolutely thrilled to have done what I’ve done,’ he ~d...
He ~d his intention to become the best golfer in the world...
= announce
VERB: V that, V with quote, V n
2.
If you ~ something, you state officially and formally that it exists or is the case.
The government is ready to ~ a permanent ceasefire...
His lawyers are confident that the judges will ~ Mr Stevens innocent...
The U.N. has ~d it to be a safe zone...
You may have to ~ that you have had an HIV test.
VERB: V n, V n adj, V n to-inf, V that
3.
If you ~ goods that you have bought in another country or money that you have earned, you say how much you have bought or earned so that you can pay tax on it.
Your income must be ~d on this form...
VERB: V n