to make a big announcement
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3.4
- phrasal verb
:
hacer un gran anuncio
- Margo says he's going to make a big announcement -about the merger next week.
So I wanted to start not by talking about a routine thing, but I know you came here to make a big announcement.
- So I wanted to start not by talking about a routine thing, but I know you came here to make a big announcement.
Examples
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Tomorrow, the CEO will make a big announcement about the merger that is expected to change the industry.
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During the press conference, the scientist will make a big announcement concerning the breakthrough discovery in renewable energy.
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And then he had to make a big announcement about it when he came back a month later.
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... Space firm about to make a big announcement.
Blog text (5) -
Hodgins wants to make a big announcement and tell everybody that I am pregnant.
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And we got clearance from the studio to make a big announcement about a children's film.
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At the same time, they're cautious, because no one likes to make a big announcement and then have to say "never mind."
Blog text (1) -
"When they switched us to Wednesday nights, they made a big announcement and rallied the troops, back in the old days before there were emails and Twitters to use; the news went out the old-fashioned way, in newspapers."
Blog text (26) -
James Randi—one of the founders of the modern skeptical movement, a leading rationalist, thinker, and fighter of antiscience—has made a big announcement: he's gay.
Blog text (1) -
The principal is going to make a big announcement regarding the new school policies next week.
Synonyms
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1.5
To tell people officially about something, often in public
950
3.7
To officially tell other people or officials about something
367
3.1
Tell someone about something, often in an official way
234
4.1
To tell people information that was secret
229
5.3
To officially announce something to the public
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4.0
Make something known to many people using news or social media
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3.0
To make news or information known to many people
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2.6
Tell many people about something so they know it exists
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3.2
Tell many people about something so they know
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3.7
Make secret information known to the public
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6.2
To tell people shocking news suddenly
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4.3
Make a very loud sound to get people's attention
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7.0
Announce something loudly to get attention
People announce it publicly so others know
Made public so many people know about it
Many people know about it, often from the news
To tell many people about something in a showy way
To tell many people about something so they know it
Make a shocking announcement that surprises people
Antonyms
How Big
- Literature
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3.1
- Formal
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5.5
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3.4
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1.5
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
make + a + big + announcement
The meaning is directly and compositionally built from 'make' (to produce/perform) + 'announcement' (an official statement), with 'big' transparently signalling that the announcement is important or significant. This is a standard verb + noun construction with an adjectival modifier and mirrors similar patterns in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Make a big announcement is like the image of an old town crier: someone would make a loud announcement by ringing a bell and telling the whole town important news so everyone could hear. That's why the phrase means 'to declare or reveal important news publicly'.