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| an·nounce [ ə nównss ] (past and past participle an·nounced, present participle an·nounc·ing, 3rd person present singular an·nounc·es) |
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1. transitive verb tell something publicly: to declare or report something publicly
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2. transitive verb say something: to say something in a formal, forceful, or aggressive way
  the day they announced to the children they were selling the house
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3. transitive verb declare arrival of somebody or something: to tell others formally that somebody or something has arrived
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4. transitive verb signify or foretell something: to be a sign that something has arrived or is imminent
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5. transitive and intransitive verb serve as announcer of something: to act as an announcer of something, e.g. a television or radio show
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6. transitive and intransitive verb declare candidacy: to declare an intention to run for a public office
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7. intransitive verb broadcasting be announcer: to act as an announcer on television or radio
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| [15th century. Directly or via French annoncer< Latin annuntiare< nuntius "messenger"] |
