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announceannounce /əˈnaʊns/ ●●● S3 W1 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYannounceOrigin: 1400-1500 French annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad- to + nuntiare to report VERB TABLEannounce |
Present | I, you, we, they | announce | | he, she, it | announces | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | announced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have announced | | he, she, it | has announced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had announced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will announce | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have announced |
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Present | I | am announcing | | he, she, it | is announcing | | you, we, they | are announcing | Past | I, he, she, it | was announcing | | you, we, they | were announcing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been announcing | | he, she, it | has been announcing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been announcing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be announcing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been announcing |
THESAURUSexpress in words► say to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.: What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said. ► mention to say something but without giving many details: He mentioned that he saw you yesterday. ► add to say something more about something: Is there anything you’d like to add? ► express formal to say how you feel about something: Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school. ► point out to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of: “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out. ► remark (also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something: She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone. ► specify formal to say something in an exact and detailed way: He did not specify how many jobs would be cut. ► state formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way: The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding. ► announce to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear: At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit. ► declare formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something: “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun. ► exclaim to say something loudly and suddenly: “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed. ► blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking: Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him. ► utter formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing: No one uttered a word. ► whisper to say something very quietly: “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered. ► mumble/mutter to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed: “It’s not fair,” she muttered. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: He murmured words of love. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed. ► snap to suddenly say something in an angry way: “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped. ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: “Shut up,” he growled. ► snarl to say something in a mean angry way: “Get out of here!” he snarled. 1to officially tell people about a decision or something that will happen: They announced plans to close 11 factories.announce (that) Weaver announced that he would retire in June.announce something to somebody The president announced his decision to Congress.► see thesaurus at say12to give information to people, especially using a loudspeaker or microphone in a public place: A man’s voice announced the departure of the L.A. bus.3to say something in a loud and confident way, especially something that other people will not like: “I’m not coming with you,” she announced suddenly.announce (that) He stood up and announced that he was ready to leave.4to introduce a program, person, musical group, etc. on television or radio: It was his job to announce the guests.5to be announced used to say that a piece of information will be decided or given at a later time: The meeting is in January, date and location to be announced. [Origin: 1400–1500 French annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad- to + nuntiare to report] |