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announce.

To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈnaʊns/Received-Pronunciation/əˈnaʊn(t)s/US
  1. To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

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

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

    US · transitive
    Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.
  4. To act or work as an announcer.

    US · intransitive
    Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce 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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