declare.1v.tr.aFógraím(sth. to s.o., rud do dhuine). He declared he had seen nothing, d'áitigh sé nach bhfaca sé faic. To declare war, cogadh a fhógairt(on, against, ar). (At the customs) Have you anything to declare?bhfuil rud ar bith le hadmháil agat?Well, I declare!dar mo choinsias!S.a. POLL1 2 bpred.To declare s.o. guilty, duine a chiontú, a fhógairt ciontach. To declare s.o. king, duine a ghairm ina rí. To declare the bargain off, an margadh a bhriseadh.cCards: To declare trumps, an mámh a fhógairt. He didn't want to declare his hand yet, níor mhaith leis a intinn a nochtadh go fóill. dTo declare oneself, (i) taobh a thógáil; (ii) (of lover) do ghrá a nochtadh. (Of disease) To declare itself, briseadh amach. 2v.i.To declare for, against, sth., taobhú le rud go poiblí, cur in aghaidh ruda go poiblí.