Announce (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The company will announce its quarterly earnings next week during the conference call.
- The mayor will announce the winner of the city's annual award for outstanding community service.
- She will announce her candidacy for the presidential election in a live broadcast.
- The principal will announce the names of the students who will be valedictorian and salutatorian.
- The news anchor will announce the breaking news as soon as it comes in from the newsroom.
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Meaning 2
Give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The mayor announced the finalists of the local talent competition.
- She announced the names of the top scorers in the math contest.
- The principal announced the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class.
- The host announced the nominees for best actor and actress at the annual awards show.
- The DJ announced the lineup of performers for the upcoming music festival.
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Meaning 3
Announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The company will announce its quarterly earnings at the annual shareholders meeting.
- We are pleased to announce the engagement of our daughter to her fiancé.
- The mayor will announce the winner of the city's annual talent show tonight.
- The committee will announce the Nobel Prize winners in a ceremony next month.
- The CEO will announce the company's restructuring plan in a press conference tomorrow.
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Meaning 4
Foreshadow or presage.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The old, creaking tree branches seemed to announce an impending storm as the wind began to howl.
- A large swarm of locusts appeared in the distance, some believed it would announce the beginning of a terrible drought.
- The company's declining profits in the previous quarter may announce a bleak future for its investors.
- A change in the monarch butterfly's migration patterns could announce significant changes in the ecosystem.
- A subtle but growing sense of unease among the townspeople seemed to announce an unknown threat lurking on the horizon.