Announce

/əˈnaʊns/ · verb

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
2. (transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
3. To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
4. To act or work as an announcer.

Example Sentences

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

Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines.

The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.

Publish laws, announce / Or life or death.

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

Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.

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Antonyms for announce

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Word Forms

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