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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Announcing.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
     annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
     messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf.
     Annunciate.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
        to publish; to proclaim.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
              the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                    --Gilpin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Publish laws, announce
              Or life or death.                     --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
          promulgate.
  
     Usage: To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We
            publish what we give openly to the world, either by
            oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
            publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
            announce what we declare by anticipation, or make
            known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy
            publication of a book; to announce the approach or
            arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim
            anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
            proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when
            we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
            some; as, to promulgate the gospel.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Announcing.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
     annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
     messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf.
     Annunciate.]
     1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
        to publish; to proclaim.
  
              Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
              the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                    --Gilpin.
  
     2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  
              Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
  
     Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
          promulgate.
  
     Usage: To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We
            publish what we give openly to the world, either by
            oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
            publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
            announce what we declare by anticipation, or make
            known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy
            publication of a book; to announce the approach or
            arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim
            anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
            proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when
            we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
            some; as, to promulgate the gospel.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  announce
       v 1: make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings
            clearly" [syn: denote]
       2: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared
          war" [syn: declare]
       3: give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling
          bee"
       4: foreshadow or presage [syn: annunciate, harbinger, foretell,
           herald]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αγγέλλω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give public notice, especially for the first
  time; to make known.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give public notice, especially for the first
  time; to make known.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give public notice, especially for the first
  time; to make known.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give public notice, especially for the first
  time; to make known.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     Englanti vb.
     1 julkistaa
     2 ilmoittaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  announce
     Engelska vb.
     tillkännage, offentliggöra, kungöra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  announce /ɐnˈaʊns/
  aandien, aankondig, aansê, adverteer, annonseer, meld

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Announce /ɐnˈaʊns/
  أعلن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  announce //əˈnaʊn(t)s// //əˈnaʊns// //ˈæ.naʊns// 
  обявявам, съобщавам, уведомявам
  give public notice