declare for

verb

declared for; declaring for; declares for

1

US : to officially say that one will take part in (something)

a college basketball player who declared for the NBA draft after his junior year

2

British, formal : to officially say that one supports (someone or something)

He declared for the plan.

Examples of declare for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Freedom, who played 11 seasons in the NBA, recently attempted to declare for the WNBA Draft to bring the league’s transgender athlete policies under scrutiny, though no transgender athletes play in the league. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Make up your minds with care, athletes who declare for the pros. — Greg Cote august 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Both White and Freedom have declared for the next WNBA Draft as males. — Jackson Thompson , Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Kanter Freedom previously declared for the WNBA draft, causing the league to deny his eligibility earlier this week. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for declare for

• conquistador
• covenantor
• forevermore
• hereinbefore
• kinetochore
• kwashiorkor
• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore