单词 | announce |
释义 | announce —announceable, adj. /euh nowns"/, v. , announced, announcing. v.t. 1. to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale. 2. to state the approach or presence of: to announce guests; to announce dinner. 3. to make known to the mind or senses. 4. to serve as an announcer of: The mayor announced the program. 5. to state; declare. 6. to state in advance; declare beforehand. 7. to write, or have printed, and send a formal declaration of an event, esp. a social event, as a wedding. v.i. 8. to be employed or serve as an announcer, esp. of a radio or television broadcast: She announces for the local radio station. 9. to declare one's candidacy, as for a political office (usually fol. by for): We are hoping that he will announce for governor. [1490-1500; < MF anoncer < L annuntiare, equiv. to an- AN-2 + nuntiare to announce, deriv. of nuntius messenger] Syn. 1. declare, report, promulgate. ANNOUNCE, PROCLAIM, PUBLISH mean to communicate something in a formal or public way. TO ANNOUNCE is to give out news, often of something expected in the future: to announce a lecture series. TO PROCLAIM is to make a widespread and general announcement of something of public interest: to proclaim a holiday. TO PUBLISH is to make public in an official way, now esp. by printing: to publish a book. |
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