announce

 
Pronunciation: /əˈnaʊns/

verb

[reporting verb]
  • make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention: [with clause]: the President’s office announced that the siege would be lifted [with object]: he announced his retirement from international football [with direct speech]: ‘I have a confession to make,’ she announced
  • make known the arrival of (a guest) at a formal social occasion.
  • give information about (transport) in a station or airport via a public address system: they were announcing her train

Origin:

late 15th century: from French annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad- 'to' + nuntiare 'declare, announce' (from nuntius 'messenger')

Spelling help

Spell announce and the related word announcement with a double n at the beginning.

the government announced nine new schemes.

Spelling rule

Drop the final silent -e when adding endings that begin with a vowel (as in bake): (announces, announcing, announced).