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# declaration

noun (a declaration, declarations)

«declaration» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#m1)
2. A declaration is a written document that states something formally, like a declaration of independence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#m2)
3. A declaration of love is when someone says that they love another person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons it names important documents and statements; in everyday life it appears on forms («customs declaration») and in stories when someone says something important out loud. Phrases: make a declaration, declaration of war, declaration of independence, declaration of love.

### Examples

- The king made a declaration that the war was over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x1)
- The country signed a declaration of independence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x2)
- At the airport, Dad filled in a customs declaration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x3)
- His declaration of love made her blush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x4)
- The headteacher read a declaration about the new school rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x5)
- The friends wrote a declaration of friendship and signed it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x6)
- A declaration of war is a very serious event. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x7)
- Such an invitation is a challenge; it is almost, among boys, a declaration of war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a declaration, declarations. Verb: declare. Spelling: declAration (the verb has «-are», the noun «-aration»).

## In Jewish tradition

In Job it means a spoken statement. Job asks to be heard. In the primary lessons: In history and citizenship lessons it names important documents and statements; in everyday life it appears on forms («customs declaration») and in stories when someone says something important out loud. Phrases: make a declaration, declaration of war, declaration of independence, declaration of love.

### Examples

- Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears. (Writings JOB.13.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/#x1)

### Note

Countable: a declaration, declarations. Verb: declare. Spelling: declAration (the verb has «-are», the noun «-aration»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «declaration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«declaration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/declaration.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «declaration» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/declaration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«declaration» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/declaration.html) on Mova free.