Announce

Quick meaning: Announce is a verb meaning (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

Meaning

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
2. To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
3. To act or work as an announcer.

Example Sentences

Publish laws, announce / Or life or death.

Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.

Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.

Her [Queen Elizabeth’s] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.

Word Forms

• announces
• announcing
• announced
• announcest
• announcedst
• announceth

Synonyms for announce

Depending on context, synonyms include forerun, blare, declare, disclose, herald, impart.

Antonyms for announce

Common opposites include withhold.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include annunciate, denote, declare, herald, harbinger, foretell.

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