The meaning of DECLARATIVE is making a declaration : declaratory. How to use declarative in a sentence.

She phrased her answer as a declarative: "There is no alternative." Declaratives can in effect convey questions, for example: "I want to know your name."

Definition of declarative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word declarative, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Nov 19, 2025 · Adjective declarative (not comparable) Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration. Synonym: declaratory (grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.

DECLARATIVE definition: serving to declare, make known, or explain. See examples of declarative used in a sentence.

1. Serving to declare or state. 2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to make a statement: a declarative sentence.

Grammar of, relating to, or having the form of a sentence used in making a statement: A declarative sentence is: John is at home; an interrogative sentence is: Is John at home?

DECLARATIVE meaning: 1 : having the form of a statement rather than a question or a command; 2 : the form that a phrase or sentence has when it is stating something

• The system's linguistic knowledge is expressed by means of declarative rules and lexical entries. • We went around the room to get them to say a declarative sentence.