declare

declare
verb
ADVERB
virtually

He has virtually declared war on his own party.

immediately, promptly

Martial law was immediately declared.

formally, officially
openly, publicly
proudly, triumphantly

She proudly declared that she had once met John Wayne.

loudly
boldly, confidently, firmly

‘I'm going to win!’ he declared confidently.

famously

Stravinsky famously declared that music expressed nothing.

solemnly
flatly
simply

‘You're here,’ she declared simply.

unanimously
unilaterally

The communists had unilaterally declared a ceasefire.

hereby (law or formal)

We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare Indonesia's independence.

PREPOSITION
to

He declared his true feelings to her.

Declare is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑court, ↑headline, ↑judge, ↑minister, ↑newspaper, ↑president, ↑proclamation, ↑report, ↑resolution
Declare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegiance, ↑amnesty, ↑bankruptcy, ↑belief, ↑boycott, ↑ceasefire, ↑curfew, ↑dividend, ↑earnings, ↑emergency, ↑end, ↑independence, ↑innocence, ↑intention, ↑love, ↑loyalty, ↑martial law, ↑moratorium, ↑neutrality, ↑objective, ↑readiness, ↑republic, ↑truce, ↑victory, ↑war, ↑willingness, ↑winner, ↑zone

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