announce
Americanverb (used with object)
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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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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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well-announcedadjective
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preannounceverb (used with object)
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announceableadjective
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unannouncedadjective
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reannounceverb (used with object)
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has announcedperfect 3rd person singular
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have announcedperfect
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have been announcingperfect progressive
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announcingparticiple
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are announcingprogressive
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is announcingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been announcingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am announcingprogressive 1st person singular
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announcessingular 3rd person
Past
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had announcedperfect
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was announcingprogressive singular
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announcedsimple
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had been announcingperfect progressive
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announcedparticiple
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were announcingprogressive plural
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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New CEO Meg O’Neill also needs to announce the leaders of the new upstream and downstream divisions, she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Amazon and Corning announce a multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement for optical fiber to supply data centers.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to announce a crackdown on children's access to social media within days.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
She was Korean, in her 30s and pretty in a way that didn’t announce itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Cat stood next to Ella and listened to Dean announce that Luis Bustamante, Walt’s friend, had won first.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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