announce

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ə-nouns', IPA(key): /əˈnaʊns/ (US) enPR: ə-noun(t)s', IPA(key): /əˈnaʊn(t)s/ Hyphenation: an‧nounce Rhymes: -aʊns === Verb === announce (third-person singular simple present announces, present participle announcing, simple past and past participle announced) (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known. Synonyms: proclaim, publish, make known, herald, declare, promulgate, sound (transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. Synonyms: adjudicate, judge (chiefly US): (transitive) To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports). (intransitive) To act or work as an announcer. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:announce ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “announce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === “announce”, in Collins English Dictionary. “announce”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.