Commentary: Includes: DECLARE ONESELF
Examples:
Bob has declared his intention to pay for the damages.
Although he declared he was innocent, no one believed it.
During the last play of the bridge game, John declared hearts.
We had nothing to declare going through customs.
The minister declared them husband and wife.
The company is declaring dividends on their preferred stock.
The soldiers didn't know that a cease-fire had been declared.
The space shuttle was declared fit for launch on Tuesday.
The man was declared legally dead upon arrival.
Mary declares these seedlings ready for planting.
Mappings:
VerbNet: declare-29.4-1-1-1,reflexive_appearance-48.1.2,say-37.7-1-1
FrameNet: Statement
PropBank: declare.01,declare.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
declare_oneself 1
Commentary: Includes: DECLARE ONESELF
Examples:
The wealthy bachelor declared himself to Sally, but she declined his offer of marriage.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
declare_oneself 1