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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Portugal had been expected to announce its choice to take over the airline, but after a government meeting spokesman Antonio Leitao Amaro said the offers submitted by both contenders were very close.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
BBC News NI understands that the Department of Health had been planning to announce this panel several weeks ago but was finalising who might lead it.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Myers said the company is set to announce two multi-billion-dollar deals that closed after the end of the quarter – one data-center networking deal and one enterprise AI deal with a hyperscaler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Comedian John Mulaney has a bit about the kid at a sleepover who waits until after midnight to announce, “It’s tomorrow now,” then spends the rest of the night correcting everyone.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I merely summoned you to announce: We are leaving!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
PG&E stock drops after the utility announces it is undergoing a strategic review.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Bank of Canada announces an interest-rate decision at 9:45 a.m., where its assessment of the U.S.-Canadian trade spat will be in focus.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
In an interview with the Tribune-Review, the filmmaker said the movie is about a steelworker who loses his job when the mill announces a shutdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The "Duchess and the Gentlemen" tops the Daily Mirror as the paper announces that the Duchess of Sussex is "in Guy Ritchie talks".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
She sighs, then announces to the room: “Craig can draw something from his childhood.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
The verdict - which can be appealed against - was first announced last month.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The other two segments on the “60 Minutes” premiere, — which could include a significant newsmaker interview, — will be announced sometime next week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The new legal teams filed additional briefs supporting the petitions, and in June, the court announced that it would hear both cases in its term beginning in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
When the scrapped “John Galliano: Horizons” was announced in July, the exhibition was immediately met with an outpouring of criticism.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
“We volunteer to be bread tasters,” Beowulf announced.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
On Friday, as Judge William Sullivan was announcing a mistrial, Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s defense attorney, asked to appeal his decision with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Bessent, in announcing his intervention in the Treasury market last month, said the so-called hyperscalers of the AI build-out “don’t really care what they are paying.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Activism could pressure DT to take a stance on this matter, either by announcing their merger interest and explaining the reasons behind it, or by formally ruling out any such transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The UK and France are announcing measures to increase the number of police officers on the French coast in order to try to stop the migrants.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Whenever Dad started to do a new motion study project at a factory, he’d always begin by announcing he wanted to photograph the motions of the laziest man on the job.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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