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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
announce [əˈnauns] vt (gen) → anunciar (= inform); comunicar;
he announced that he wasn't going → declaró que no iba

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

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

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

announce
v announce [əˈnauns]
1 to make known publicly Mary and John have announced their engagement. aankondig يُعْلِن обявявам oznámit bekendtgøre; meddele; kundgøre bekanntmachen ανακοινώνω anunciar (ametlikult) teatama اعلام کردن julkistaa annoncer לְהוֹדִיע घोषणा करना najaviti bejelent mengumumkan tilkynna annunciare 知らせる, 公表する 발표하다 pranešti, paskelbti paziņot; pasludināt umum bekendmaken kunngjøre, forkynne ogłaszać anunciar a anunţa оповещать, сообщать oznámiť naznaniti objaviti tillkännage, meddela ประกาศ duyurmak 宣布 повідомляти, оголосити منادی کرنا công bố
2 to make known the arrival or entrance of He announced the next singer. aankondig يُعْلِن حُضور شَخْص съобщавам ohlásit, uvést introducere; præsentere ankündigen αναγγέλλω presentar teadustama به اطلاع رساندن؛ از ورود کسی خبر دادن ilmoittaa, kuuluttaa annoncer לְהַכרִיז घोषणा करना najaviti bemond memberitahukan (til)kynna annunciare (到着などを) 告げる (손님의 내방을) 알리다 paskelbti pieteikt mengumumkan aankondigen introdusere, presentere zapowiadać, anonsować anunciar a anunţa объявлять uviesť napovedati najaviti påannonsera ขานชื่อ haber vermek 報告...的來到 оголошувати اعلان کرنا giới thiệu ...
n anˈnouncement
an important announcement. aankondiging إعْلان съобщение oznámení, hlášení meddelelse; besked die Bekanntmachung; die Ankündigung ανακοίνωση anuncio, notificación teadaanne اطلاعیه؛ اعلامیه ilmoitus annonce הוֹדָעָה घोषणा najava közlemény pengumuman, pemberitahuan tilkynning annuncio, comunicazione 発表, 声明 발표, 고지 pranešimas paziņojums pengumuman aankondiging kunngjøring, beskjed komunikat, ogłoszenie comunicação anunţ сообщение oznámenie, hlásenie oznanilo saopštenje tillkännagivande, meddelande คำประกาศ duyuru 宣布 оголошення; повідомлення منادی ، تشہیر thông báo
n anˈnouncer
a person who introduces programmes or reads the news on radio or television. aankondiger مُذيع البَرامِج говорител hlasatel studievært der/die Ansager(in) εκφωνητής presentador; locutor teadustaja گوینده kuuluttaja, uutistenlukija présentateur/-trice קַריָן उद्घोषक najavljivač bemondó penyiar þulur, kynnir presentatore アナウンサー 아나운서 pranešėjas diktors penyampai omroeper hallomann/-dame, TV-vert/-vertinne konferansjer, spiker locutor prezentator, prezentatoare ведущий; диктор hlásateľ, -ka napovedovalec spiker hallåman, hallåa, nyhetsuppläsare ผู้ประกาศ; โฆษก haber spikeri 播音員 диктор اعلان کرنے والا người giới thiệu


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