announce
verb
Simple meaning
To tell people something officially or publicly.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈnaʊns
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
transitive
To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
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“He announced the winners of the spelling bee.”
transitive
To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
intransitive
To act or work as an announcer.
transitive
To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
Used this way, announce is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “He announced the winners of the spelling bee.”verb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Someone who proclaims a message publicly.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An announcer on television.
An announcer whose voice is broadcast on radio.
An announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events.
An announcer on television.
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