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declare
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)
- (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.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XV:
- (intransitive) To make a declaration.
- Synonyms: disclose, make known; see also Thesaurus:announce
- (card games) To show one's cards in order to score.
- (transitive) To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
- (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.
- One South Korean opposition party called on Moon to declare the current air pollution problem a national disaster.
- (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
- (transitive) To affirm or state something emphatically.
- (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.
- 1984, Richard Woodbury and Anastasia Toufexis, "Law: The Trouble with Harry," Time, 2 April:
- (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
- (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
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of declarar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of declarar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of declarar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of declarar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [de?klare]
Verb
declare
- third-person singular present subjunctive of declara
- third-person plural present subjunctive of declara
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de?kla?e/, [d?e?kla.?e]
Verb
declare
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of declarar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of declarar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of declarar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of declarar.
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whisper
English
Etymology
From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), fromProto-Germanic *hwispr?n? (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *?weys-, *?wey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Dutch wisperen (“to whisper”), German Low German wispeln (“to whisper”), German wispern (“to mumble, whisper”). Related also to Danish hviske (“to whisper”), Swedish viska (“to whisper”), Norwegian hviske (“to whisper”), Icelandic hvískra and hvísla (“to whisper”). More at English whistle.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?(h)w?sp?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?(h)w?sp?/
- Rhymes: -?sp?(?)
Noun
whisper (plural whispers)
- The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
- I spoke in a near whisper
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
- "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible.
- (usually in the plural) A rumor.
- There are whispers of rebellion all around.
- (figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).
- The soup had just a whisper of basil.
- A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
- (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
- 2002, Ralph Schroeder, The Social Life of Avatars (page 218)
- The invisibility of private interactions in the form of whispers resolved an ethical concern in the research but reduced our ability to gauge the volume of interaction […]
- 2004, Caroline A. Haythornthwaite, Michelle M. Kazmer, Learning, Culture and Community in Online Education (page 179)
- Anyone logged in to the chat room can click on an individual name, highlighting it, and send a message — a whisper — that will be seen only by the selected person.
- 2002, Ralph Schroeder, The Social Life of Avatars (page 218)
Derived terms
- stage whisper
- whisper campaign
- whisperous
- whispersome
- whispery
Translations
Verb
whisper (third-person singular simple present whispers, present participle whispering, simple past and past participle whispered)
- (intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- (transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- 1692, Richard Bentley, A Confutation of Atheism
- They might buzz and whisper it one to another.
- 1692, Richard Bentley, A Confutation of Atheism
- (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
- the hollow, whispering breeze
- (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- All that hate me whisper together against me.
- (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
- where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed
- (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
Derived terms
- whisperer
Translations
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