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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

announce

/əˈnaʊn(t)s/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
an-nounce
IPA
/əˈnaʊn(t)s/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

Transitive verb

verb

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

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To act or work as an announcer.

American usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

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-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-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: anoncier, annuntio

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈnaʊn(t)s/
  • British English: /əˈnaʊns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

announces (present, singular) announcing (participle, present) announced (participle, past) announced (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) announced (first person, past) announcest (archaic, present) announced (past, second person) announcedst (archaic, past) announceth (archaic, present) announced (past, singular)

Derived Forms

announceable announcement announcer foreannounce preannounce reannounce unannounced

Phrases

back announce back-announce knock-and-announce pre-announce

Synonyms

proclaim publish make known herald declare promulgate sound intimate adjudicate judge announce forerun

Antonyms

withhold

Rhymes With

bounce ounce pronounce denounce renounce pounce trounce flounce mispronounce mounce counce younce

Questions

How do you pronounce announce?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnaʊn(t)s/.
What does announce mean?
To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
Where does announce come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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