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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Once that’s done, Rocket Lab should be able to announce a new target launch date.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
The second of these strikes on Thursday caused Yandex, often referred to as Russia's Google, to announce it was struggling to maintain its services.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“That’s OK that I’m the first to announce that, right?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments on Thurday, and the judge said he would announce his verdict Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Aunt J does what we all do when we first get home— shout needlessly and announce our presence.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street on Wednesday, as the UK announces it will accelerate its delivery of air defence missiles to Kyiv.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Heart disease builds silently for years before anything announces itself.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
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The family of ‘Life Goes On’ star Chad Lowe announces the death of 13-year-old daughter Fiona.
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She sighs, then announces to the room: “Craig can draw something from his childhood.”
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Researchers in Italy announced in June the first complete virtual unrolling of a scroll, which turned out to be a treatise on ethics.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In October 2023, he announced payments of 250,000 rubles, equivalent to around $2,700, for any Russian serviceman who supplied information to aid Ukraine’s war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
They'd just announced they were getting married and it was in the East Midlands that an American actress would be hard launched as a working member of the Royal Family.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The “Big Bang Theory” alum announced in June that she and Pelphrey were expecting another child together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Some folks in the city get Saturday afternoons off,” Pa announced at breakfast without warning.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
“I played with the twins since we were 14 years old,” Leslie wrote, along with a broken heart emoji, in the comments of the WNBA’s Instagram post announcing Horton’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"God willing, if it succeeds we will continue in other key regions," he said announcing the plan Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
President Donald Trump described Zacharia as an attorney when announcing her appointment last week and she has referred to herself as a lawyer.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
On Monday, diesel futures in New York were little changed from Friday’s close and had erased all but a penny of the after-hours decline sparked by Trump’s social-media post announcing the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Before Papa could answer, the PA system was announcing that men’s visiting hours were over!
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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