announce

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to announce publicly or officially

   I announced my entry into the race.

2. 2
   verb

   to foreshadow or presage

   The clairvoyant announced that I would win the lottery.

3. 3
   verb

   to make known

   I announced my wedding in the local paper.

4. 4
   verb

   to give the names of

   They announced the winners of the spelling bee.

5. 5
   verb

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

   Her [Queen Elizabeth’s] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.

6. 6
   verb

   To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

   Publish laws, announce / Or life or death.

7. 7
   verb

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

   Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.

8. 8
   verb

   To act or work as an announcer.

   Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.

Etymology

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-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, and compare with annunciate.