Definitions for announce
əˈnaʊnsan·nounce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. announce, denoteverb

   make known; make an announcement

   "She denoted her feelings clearly"

2. announce, declareverb

   announce publicly or officially

   "The President declared war"

3. announceverb

   give the names of

   "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"

4. announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, heraldverb

   foreshadow or presage

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. announceverb

   To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.

   Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. Gilpin.

2. announceverb

   To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

   Publish laws, announce Or life or death. Prior.

3. Etymology: From anoncier, from annuntiare, from ad + nuntio, from nuntius. See nuncio, and compare with annunciate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Announceverb

   Etymology: annoucer, Fr. annuncio, Lat.

   1. To publish; to proclaim.

   Of the Messiah I have heard foretold
   By all the prophets; of thy birth at length
   Announc’d by Gabriel with the first I knew. Paradise Reg.

   2. To pronounce; to declare by a judicial sentence.

   Those, mighty Jove, mean time, thy glorious care,
   Who model nations, publish laws, announce
   Or life or death. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. announce

   To announce means to make something publicly known, often in a formal or official manner. This includes sharing information, news, events, decisions, or plans to a group, crowd, society, or the public, typically through various forms of media or communication.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Announceverb

   to give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim

2. Announceverb

   to pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Announce

   an-nowns′, v.t. to declare: to give public notice of: to make known.—n. Announce′ment. [O. Fr. anoncer—L. annuntiāre—ad, to, nunti, -āre, to deliver news.]

Matched Categories

1. • Name
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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'announce' in Verbs Frequency: #176

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce announce?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say announce in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of announce in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of announce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of announce in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   As a former leader in the private sector, I am proud to officially announce the White House Office of American Innovation, which will develop innovative solutions to many problems our country faces.

2. Kee Hoong Tan:

   The concern is whether they can execute the fund-raising. Until they announce something on this, the stock will remain weak.

3. Greg Trevor:

   We are pleased to announce that Stegeman Coliseum at the University of Georgia has been approved by state and local officials to serve as an early voting site on the UGA campus, social distancing protocols will be followed in this large, indoor venue.

4. The DFB:

   Independent of the FIFA disciplinary commission's decision, the DFB and the two colleagues in question want to make a clear point of having realized the impact of their unsportsmanlike behavior and already today announce that they will have no function in the pitch side area at the next game of the German team.

5. Margot Kidder:

   I thought it was quite exploitive and I said so, but they( the producers) didn't see it that way. I mean, Christopher was my friend so to go on and do a scene where I announce his death on ‘ Smallville ’ so that they can get publicity, it just seemed to me to be exploitive, personally, probably didn't to other people and so it just didn't work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=announce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Announce
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=announce
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/announce
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=announce
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=announce