different between declare vs scream

English

Etymology

From Old French declarer, from Latin d?cl?r? (“to make clear”), from d?- + cl?rus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??kle?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??kl??/, /d??kl??/

Verb

declare (third-person singular simple present declares, present participle declaring, simple past and past participle declared)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XV:

     Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.

   • 1664, Robert Boyle, Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours

     To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of all such bodies […] are exactly smooth.

2. (intransitive) To make a declaration.

   Synonyms: disclose, make known; see also Thesaurus:announce

3. (card games) To show one's cards in order to score.
4. (transitive) To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.

5. (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
6. (transitive) To announce something formally or officially.

   (cricket) declare (an innings) closed

   • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     One South Korean opposition party called on Moon to declare the current air pollution problem a national disaster.

7. (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result

8. (transitive) To affirm or state something emphatically.
9. (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
   • 1984, Richard Woodbury and Anastasia Toufexis, "Law: The Trouble with Harry," Time, 2 April:

     The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.

10. (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
11. (transitive, programming) To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• cedrela, cleared, creedal, relaced

Portuguese

Verb

declare

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of declarar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of declarar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of declarar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of declarar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de?klare]

Verb

declare

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of declara
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of declara

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de?kla?e/, [d?e?kla.?e]

Verb

declare

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of declarar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of declarar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of declarar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of declarar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English scremen, scræmen, probably from a fusion of Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare Dutch schremen (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sk?i?m/
• (General American) enPR: skr?m, IPA^(key): /sk?im/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

scream (plural screams)

1. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
2. A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
3. (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
4. (informal) Used as an intensifier
5. (printers' slang) exclamation mark

Translations

Verb

scream (third-person singular simple present screams, present participle screaming, simple past and past participle screamed or (nonstandard) screamt)

1. (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shout
2. (intransitive, figuratively)
   1. To move quickly; to race.

      Synonyms: speed, zoom; see also Thesaurus:move quickly, Thesaurus:rush

   2. (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.

Conjugation

Translations

Anagrams

• crames, creams, cremas, macers, recams