15. Declare to state officially and publicly that a particular situation exists or that something is true :

A state of emergency has been declared.

declare that

The court declared that Brown’s case should be reviewed.

declare war (on somebody/something)

a) to state officially that you are at war with another country

b) informal to say that something is wrong and that you will do everything you can to stop it :

Angry residents have declared war on the owners of the factory.

announce to publicly tell people about something : The chairman announced his resignation. | The results will be announced tomorrow. | We will announce the winners next Sunday. | They were announcing the train times over the loudspeaker system.

mention to talk about someone or something, especially without giving many details : Did Tom mention anything about what happened at school? | Your name was mentioned!

express to let someone know your feelings by putting them into words : Young children often find it difficult to express their emotions.

comment to say what your opinion is about someone or something : The prime minister was asked to comment on the crisis.

note/remark formal to say that you have noticed that something is true – used especially in formal writing : We have already noted that most old people live alone. | Someone once remarked that the problem with computers is that they only give you answers.

add to say something more, after what has already been said : He added that he thought it could be done fairly cheaply.

point out to mention something that seems particularly important or relevant : Dr Graham points out that most children show some signs of abnormal behaviour. | It’s worth pointing out that few people actually die of this disease.

air to talk about your opinions, worries, or the things you disagree about : air your views: The programme will give listeners the chance to air their views about immigration. | Workers were able to air their grievances.

voice to talk publicly about your feelings or about whether you approve or disapprove of something formal : voice concern/support/doubt/fears

16. dedicate 1 to give all your attention and effort to one particular thing

dedicate yourself/your life to something

The actress now dedicates herself to children’s charity work.

2 to say at the beginning of a book or film, or before a piece of music, that it has been written, made, or performed for someone that you love or respect

dedicate something to somebody

The book was dedicated to her husband.

3 to state in an official ceremony that a building will be given someone’s name in order to show respect for them

4 to use a place, time, money etc only for a particular purpose

dedicate something to/for something

The company dedicated $50,000 for the study.

17. diary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day SYN journal :

Inge kept a diary (= wrote in a diary ) during the war years.

especially British English a book with separate spaces for each day of the year, in which you write down the meetings, events etc that are planned for each day SYN calendar American English

keep/write a diary (= write regularly in a diary ) While I was travelling, I kept a diary every day.

write (something) in your diary ‘Severe weather’, he wrote in his diary that day.

record something in your diary James Alvin recorded the incident in his diary.

diary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts : I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto. | You shouldn’t read anyone’s private diary. | On February 3rd, he wrote the last entry in his diary.

journal a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person : In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America. | Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.

blog a diary that someone puts on a website, which is a record of their activities, experiences, and opinions, with the latest information always at the top. On some blogs, readers can leave comments : I try to keep a regular online blog. | I came across a great post on a blog I read recently.

log/log book an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane : the ship’s log | The captain had made a few notes in the log book.

18. dismiss 1 to refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important :

The government has dismissed criticisms that the country’s health policy is a mess.

2 to remove someone from their job SYN fire , sack

In everyday British English, people usually say sack someone, and in everyday American English, people usually say fire someone, rather than use dismiss :

He was sacked (BrE)/ fired (AmE) for being late all the time.

dismiss something out of hand (= immediately, without thinking about it ) It's an interesting idea so don't dismiss it out of hand.

19. eager 1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do