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announce

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an·nounce  (-nouns)
v. an·nounced, an·nounc·ing, an·nounc·es
v.tr.
1. To make known publicly.
2. To proclaim the presence or arrival of: announce a caller.
3. To provide an indication of beforehand; foretell: The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers.
4. To serve as an announcer for: announce a football game on TV.
v.intr.
1. To declare one's candidacy: was declared the front-runner even before she announced.
2. To serve as an announcer.

[Middle English announcen, from Old French anoncier, from Latin annntire : ad-, ad- + nntire, to report (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]
Synonyms: announce, advertise, broadcast, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish
These verbs mean to bring to public notice: announced a cease-fire; advertise a forthcoming concert; broadcasting their opinions; declared her political intentions; proclaiming his beliefs; promulgated a policy of nonresistance; publishing the marriage banns.

announce
Verb
[-nouncing, -nounced]
1. to make known publicly
2. to proclaim
3. to declare the arrival of (a person)
4. to be a sign of: snowdrops announced the arrival of spring [Latin annuntiare]
announcement n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.announce - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
denounce - announce the termination of, as of treaties
meld - announce for a score; of cards in a card game
report - announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
report - announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
blazon out, cry - proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
trump out, trump - proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
blare out, blat out - announce loudly
call out - call out loudly, as of names or numbers
advertise, publicise, publicize, advertize - call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
post - publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
sound - announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
2.announce - announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
promulgate - put a law into effect by formal declaration
say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
3.announce - give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
identify, name - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
4.announce - foreshadow or presage
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

announce
verb 1. make known, tell, report, reveal, publish, declare, advertise, broadcast, disclose, intimate, proclaim, trumpet, make public, publicize, divulge, promulgate, propound, shout from the rooftops (informal) << OPPOSITE keep secret
verb 2. be a sign of, signal, herald, warn of, signify, augur, harbinger, presage, foretell, portend, betoken
Translations
Spanish announce [əˈnauns] vt (gen) → anunciar (= inform); comunicar;
he announced that he wasn't going → declaró que no iba

French announce [əˈnauns] vtannoncer [+ birth, death]; faire part de;
he announced that he wasn't going → il a déclaré qu'il n'irait pas

German announce [əˈnauns] vtankündigen;
(birth, death etc) → anzeigen;
he announced that he wasn't going → er verkündete, dass er nicht gehen würde

Italian announce [əˈnauns] vtannunciare;
he announced that he wasn't going → ha dichiarato che non (ci) sarebbe andato

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At last, however, on the repeated positive assurance that he really was Prince Muishkin, and must absolutely see the general on business, the bewildered domestic showed him into a little ante-chamber leading to a waiting-room that adjoined the general's study, there handing him over to another servant, whose duty it was to be in this ante-chamber all the morning, and announce visitors to the general.
But the Cock expostulated in piteous tones from his perch: "If you kill me, who will announce to you the appearance of the dawn?
If I consent to announce you, may I at least know whom to announce, monsieur?
 
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