Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

    ankündigen, verkünden, bekanntgeben

    объявля́тьobʺjavljátʹ, объяви́тьobʺjavítʹ, сообща́тьsoobščátʹ

    оголо́шуватиoholóšuvaty, оголоси́тиoholosýty, заявля́тиzajavljáty

    make known; make an announcement

  2. (transitive)To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

    verkünden, bekanntgeben, bekanntmachen

    оглаша́тьoglašátʹ, объявля́тьobʺjavljátʹ

    проголо́шуватиproholóšuvaty, проголоси́тиproholosýty

  3. (US, transitive)To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).

    Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.

  4. (US, intransitive)To act or work as an announcer.

    Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.

Examples

386 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary just announced their engagement.

    Том та Мері щойно оголосили про свої заручини.

    deTom und Maria haben gerade ihre Verlobung bekanntgegeben.

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  2. She announced her intention to retire.

    Вона оголосила про свій намір піти на пенсію.

    ruОна объявила о своём намерении уйти на пенсию.

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  3. He announced his engagement to her.

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  4. She announced her engagement to him.

    ruОна объявила о своей помолвке с ним.

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  5. Mary announced her engagement to Tom.

    ruМэри объявила о своей помолвке с Томом.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
give public notice:
declare by judicial sentence:
Русский
By meaning 2
give public notice:
declare by judicial sentence:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
give public notice:
declare by judicial sentence:

Origin

From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from

From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio. Doublet of annunciate. See also an-.

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Forms

announces, announcing, announced, announced
Base formannounce · to announce
3rd person singularannounces
Present participleannouncing
Past simpleannounced
Past participleannounced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyannounce
he, she, itannounces

Past simpleLesson

all personsannounced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave announced
he, she, ithas announced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill announce

Synonyms

20 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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