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Collocations for 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.

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PREPOSITION

to
He declared his true feelings to her.

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Declare is used with these nouns as the subject:
court, headline, judge, minister, newspaper, president, proclamation, report, resolution

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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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