announce
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /əˈnaʊns/ or /ˈæ.naʊns/
- (US) IPA (key): /ʌˈnaʊns/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: an‧nounce
Verb
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you announce something, you make it public by telling people about it.
- "There's been a change in plans," she announced, and her mother looked surprised.
- Dun & Bradstreet announced its intention to split into three separate companies by fall.
- They haven't announced the time of the next train yet.
- Recently, Halliburton also announced a deal to buy U.K.-based PSL Energy Services Ltd.
- (transitive) If you announce somebody, you tell others that the person has arrived.