Past tense of declare
regular verb
The past tense of declare is declared. The past participle is also declared.
Forms of declare
| Base form (V1) | declare /dɪˈklɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | declared /dɪˈklɛəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | declared /dɪˈklɛəd/ |
| Present participle | declaring /dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | declares |
Declared in a sentence
- He declared him innocent.
- God does not play dice with the world, he declared.1989 May, John Boslough, “Searching for the Secrets of Gravity”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 576
- The National Brewing Company declared that the Chesapeake Bay region was the Land of Pleasant Living.From the entry living
- After the trial, little Robert was declared a ward of the state.From the entry ward
- The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.From the entry seal
Meaning of declare
- verb To make clear, explain, interpret.
- verb To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
- verb To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
Questions about the past tense of declare
- What is the past tense of declare?
- The past tense of declare is declared.
- What is the past participle of declare?
- The past participle of declare is declared.
- Is declare a regular or irregular verb?
- Declare is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: declare (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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