de‧clar‧a‧tive/dɪˈklærətɪv/ adjective a declarative sentence has the form of a statement
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN sentence ▪ That leaves open the possibility, however, that some declarativesentences or statements are not factual and express something other than beliefs. ▪ We went around the room to get them to say a declarativesentence. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His sentences were like that: short, declarative, final somehow. ▪ Justification is, as I have said, a declarative doctrine that we are sons and daughters of a heavenly Father. ▪ Parsing Algorithm A grammar is simply a declarative statement of what forms a valid sentence. ▪ Technically the task of the programme designer is made easier by the use of training skills and declarative programming languages. ▪ That leaves open the possibility, however, that some declarative sentences or statements are not factual and express something other than beliefs. ▪ 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.