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announce
[ uh-nouns ]
verb (used with object)
- to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of:
to announce a special sale.
Synonyms: promulgate, report, declare
- to state the approach or presence of:
to announce guests; to announce dinner.
- to make known to the mind or senses.
- to serve as an announcer of:
The mayor announced the program.
- to state; declare.
- to state in advance; declare beforehand.
- to write, or have printed, and send a formal declaration of an event, especially a social event, as a wedding.
verb (used without object)
- to be employed or serve as an announcer especially of a radio or television broadcast:
She announces for the local radio station.
- to declare one's candidacy, as for a political office (usually followed by for ):
We are hoping that he will announce for governor.
announce
/ əˈnaʊns /
verb
- tr; may take a clause as object to make known publicly; proclaim
- tr to declare the arrival of
to announce a guest
- tr; may take a clause as object to reveal to the mind or senses; presage
the dark clouds announced rain
- intr to work as an announcer, as on radio or television
- to make known (one's intention to run as a candidate)
to announce for the presidency
Other Words From
- an·nouncea·ble adjective
- prean·nounce verb (used with object) preannounced preannouncing
- rean·nounce verb (used with object) reannounced reannouncing
- unan·nounced adjective
- well-an·nounced adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of announce1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The NFL announced that Sunday's game between the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers has been delayed after several Titans players and staffers tested positive for the coronavirus.
In announcing the layoffs, Disney appeared to partially cast blame on the California state government, saying that the cuts were “exacerbated in California by the State’s unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen.”
Irène Mathieu, University of VirginiaThis spring, after stay-at-home orders were announced and schools shut down across the nation, many families stopped going to their pediatrician.
Last week, the platform announced it was testing Story Pins, which combine multiple pages of images, videos, voiceover and overlaid text.
Last week, shortly after the committee announced the hearing, the agency informed Engel he would not attend.
“All members of the Court and the public announce the untimely death of Lucia Aielli,” the announcement said.
Any speculation about what happens should Clinton announce a candidacy, Sefl said, is just speculation.
Thunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia.
My daughter took this as an opportunity to announce, “I have two moms.”
To announce that ten thousand “troops” are to be sent abroad distracts from the living reality of what is going on.
Captain Vane came from the observatory, his face blazing with excitement and oily with heat, to announce the fact.
Cabral dispatched a small vessel to Lisbon to announce his discovery, and then, without making any settlement, proceeded to India.
They announce to us successive generations of animals and plants; but they do not tell us how long these generations lived.
Mr. Monterey will confer with us at noon, and before school is dismissed to-day we will announce the winner.
Besides I am ready to play now, and you can announce a concert within a week if you like.
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