announce
Verb
Verb Forms: announced, announcing, announces
- To make a formal public declaration about something.
- make known; make an announcement
- announce publicly or officially
- give the names of
- "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
- foreshadow or presage
- To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
- To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
- To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
- To act or work as an announcer.
Examples
- He played ’ZA’ with a flourish to ANNOUNCE his imminent victory.
- Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.
- Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio, and compare with annunciate.
Synonyms
annunciate, declare, denote, foretell, harbinger, herald, adjudicate, announce, disclose, forerun, impart, judge, make known, proclaim, promulgate, promulge, publish
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
announce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordannounce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
announce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary