to announce
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3.9
- verb
- /əˈnaʊns/
:
presagiar
- As the sun began to set, the dark clouds started to announce the arrival of rain.
Examples
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Great storms announce themselves with a simple breeze, Captain.
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At the outskirts of a larger town, I spotted a sign which announced: "BEARDSTOWN, 6300."
Fiction book (1992) -
Most recently, in 2009, the "Race to the Top" initiative was announced by the Obama administration.
Academic text (2012) -
A few months before, he announced plans to take the law aptitude exam.
Fiction book (1996) -
Um... so, President Carter held a press conference today announcing a reorganization of his staff.
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Iron bars on doors and windows announced that the occupants were under siege.
Fiction book (1991) -
A flash of light and a roaring cheer announced the entrance of the Fire Dancer.
Fiction book (1994) -
An array of birds with a multiplicity of sounds is announcing their departure this evening.
Fiction book (1996) -
More iconic than narrative, Rubens's painting announces his vision of the heroic male body.
Academic text (2015) -
This is your Emergency Broadcast System announcing the commencement of the annual Purge sanctioned by the U.S. government.
Synonyms
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7.0
To say what will happen in the future
37
5.5
To announce that something important is happening or will happen
16
6.2
To give a small sign that something will happen in the future
13
8.4
To show that something, often bad, will probably happen
7
5.8
To happen earlier and show what will come later
To show that something will happen soon
To tell someone about something before it happens
How Predictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Announce also kept the idea of 'telling before' from the Latin nuntiare, so it can mean to give a sign that something will happen soon. That's why we say thunder 'announces' a storm — it tells us the storm is coming.