announce
to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
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.
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.
Origin of announce
1synonym study For announce
Other words for announce
Other words from announce
- an·nounce·a·ble, adjective
- pre·an·nounce, verb (used with object), pre·an·nounced, pre·an·nounc·ing.
- re·an·nounce, verb (used with object), re·an·nounced, re·an·nounc·ing.
- un·an·nounced, adjective
- well-an·nounced, adjective
Words that may be confused with announce
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How to use announce in a sentence
Houellebecq on Thursday announced that he is suspending promotion of the novel.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo far, just four members, including Gohmert and Yoho, have announced they will oppose Boehner on Tuesday.
In 2009, Lee Daniels announced that he would direct Selma and that Liam Neeson would play President Lyndon Johnson.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it was announced that Jourdan Dunn would be the first black model to cover British Vogue in twelve years it made me sad.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem | Danielle Belton | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey instead announced a tribute to the two fallen officers.
It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThen the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe sat glum and thoughtful, his mind in unproductive travail, until the captain was announced.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniWhen Captain d'Aubran was announced to him, he bade them ask him to come again in an hour's time.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini“The sepoys have come in from Meerut,” he announced with the slow tick of the earliest form of apparatus.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for announce
/ (əˈnaʊns) /
(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
US to make known (one's intention to run as a candidate): to announce for the presidency
Origin of announce
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