announce
Americanverb (used with object)
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announces,
present (3rd person singular)
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announced,
past participle, past
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announcing
present participle
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to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of.
to announce a special sale.
- Synonyms:
- promulgate, report, declare
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to state the approach or presence of.
to announce guests; to announce dinner.
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to make known to the mind or senses.
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to serve as an announcer of.
The mayor announced the program.
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to state; declare.
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to state in advance; declare beforehand.
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to write, or have printed, and send a formal declaration of an event, especially a social event, as a wedding.
verb (used without object)
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announces,
present (3rd person singular)
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announced,
past participle, past
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announcing
present participle
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to be employed or serve as an announcer especially of a radio or television broadcast.
She announces for the local radio station.
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to declare one's candidacy, as for a political office (usually followed byfor ).
We are hoping that he will announce for governor.
verb
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(tr; may take a clause as object) to make known publicly; proclaim
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(tr) to declare the arrival of
to announce a guest
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(tr; may take a clause as object) to reveal to the mind or senses; presage
the dark clouds announced rain
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(intr) to work as an announcer, as on radio or television
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to make known (one's intention to run as a candidate)
to announce for the presidency
Synonym Usage
Announce, proclaim, publish mean to communicate something in a formal or public way. To announce is to give out news, often of something expected in the future: to announce a lecture series. To proclaim is to make a widespread and general announcement of something of public interest: to proclaim a holiday. To publish is to make public in an official way, now especially by printing: to publish a book.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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preannounceverb (used with object)
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reannounceverb (used with object)
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announceableadjective
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unannouncedadjective
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well-announcedadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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announcesimple
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announcessimple
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have announcedperfect
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has announcedperfect
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am announcingprogressive
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are announcingprogressive
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is announcingprogressive
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have been announcingperfect progressive
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has been announcingperfect progressive
Past
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announcedsimple
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had announcedperfect
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was announcingprogressive
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were announcingprogressive
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had been announcingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of announce
First recorded in 1490–1500; from Middle French anoncer, from Latin annūntiāre, from an- an- 2 + nūntiāre “to announce, report” (from nūntius “messenger, news”)
Explanation
Announce means to make something public. Companies announce the release of new products, parents announce the marriages of their children, and school administrators announce changes to the day's schedule over the PA. Announce has some subtler meanings as well—you might inadvertently announce your attention to go for the basket by looking at it during a game. You might very intentionally announce that you are never eating pizza again, if you want everyone you know to be aware of this.
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Example Sentences
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A date at Madison Square Garden was so close that plans were being made for a news conference to announce the fight.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
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From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The housing department will announce the recipients in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
On the autumnal equinox, Taylor Swift took to Instagram to announce that she would be dropping a new single in a few days.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The boy was able to knock on the door, enter, drop the meal on the small dining table, announce, “Lunch is here,” and get out without seeing or talking to anyone.
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Meta’s CEO announces a new hand-held AI device and tech products he said take consumers closer to “personal superintelligence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Hungary’s central bank announces its interest-rate decision on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
U.S.-listed Nokia shares rise after the company announces it has extended its relationship with Microsoft to advanced AI operations for telecom providers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
There are a few things more important to look out for than interest rates when the Federal Open Market Committee announces its next decision on Wednesday, according to a BlackRock strategist.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I’m coming to school with you, pizza Friday,” Inkling announces.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
On Tuesday, a collective of shippers that aim to lower their carbon emissions announced an order for 2,500 Semi trucks, which the group intends to deploy through a fair market lease program.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The company’s fiscal year concludes later this month, which is around the same time when the closure of hundreds of stores was announced last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bowen Yang departed midway through Season 51, while Chloe Fineman announced her departure in July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The initiative was announced the same day that the club reported that overall debt remains more than £1bn.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“We will help you deliver the mail,” Penelope announced gallantly.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
“It’s been a great run,” Tanter said after announcing his retirement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Thousands of them have felt the human cost of the greedy algorithm,” Mamdani said Tuesday while announcing the city’s $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash over unpaid wages to its workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Latvia had initially opposed the move, but decided to abstain, announcing instead that it would impose its own measures on the two men.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“California is strongest when we look out for one another. That is what this action is about,” Newsom said in a prepared statement Monday in announcing the emergency declaration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
A little while after they were gone a steward went through announcing the first service, and pilgrims, with their priests, commenced filing down the corridor.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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