de|clar´a|tive|ly

de|clar´a|tive|ly
de|clar|a|tive «dih KLAR uh tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
making a statement; explaining. “I am eating” and “The dog has four legs” are declarative sentences.
–n.
that which declares: »

The ultimatum was cast in the harsh declaratives and imperatives of Imperial Rome.

de|clar´a|tive|ly, adverb.
Usage Declarative sentences make statements and total considerably more than nine-tenths of the sentences we write: »

That was the most delicious breakfast we had ever tasted. Phaëthon drove the chariot of the sun for a day.


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  • de|clar|a|tive — «dih KLAR uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. making a statement; explaining. “I am eating” and “The dog has four legs” are declarative sentences. –n. that which declares: »The ultimatum was cast in the harsh declaratives and imperatives of Imperial …   Useful english dictionary

  • clar — clar; clar·a·bel·la; clar·ain; clar·ence; clar·en·ceux; clar·et; clar·ety; clar·i·as; clar·i·bel; clar·i·fi·a·ble; clar·i·fi·ca·tion; clar·i·fi·er; clar·i·fy; clar·i·net; clar·i·net·ist; clar·i·ty; clar·sach; cy·clar; de·clar·able; de·clar·ant;… …   English syllables

  • de·clar·a·tive — /dıˈklerətıv/ adj grammar : having the form of a statement rather than a question or a command “They went to school” is a declarative sentence. compare ↑imperative, ↑interrogative the declarative grammar : the form that a phrase or sentence has… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • declarative — de·clar·a·tive …   English syllables

  • declaratively — de·clar·a·tive·ly …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… …   English syllables

  • declarative — de•clar•a•tive [[t]dɪˈklær ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) Also, de•clar•a•to•ry [[t]dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] serving to declare, state, or explain. 2) gram. pertaining to or having the form of a sentence used in making a statement • Etymology: 1530–40;… …   From formal English to slang

  • Declarative — De*clar a*tive, a. [L. declarativus, fr. declarare: cf. F. d[ e]claratif.] Making declaration, proclamation, or publication; explanatory; assertive; declaratory. Declarative laws. Baker. [1913 Webster] The vox populi, so declarative on the same… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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