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announced

announced adjective: having been preceded by an announcement; declared. Also the simple past and past participle of announce.

Adjective

announced (comparative more announced, superlative most announced)

  1. Having been preceded by an announcement; declared.
    • But this test's very announced purpose was to measure and evaluate seismic signals at effective distances extending from the point of testing out to all distances where the signal could be detected.1958, Control and Reduction of Armaments - Part 17, page 1596
    • Rational-expectations believers presumably must fall back on unannounced and inappropriate policies (monetary or other) , having declared that announced policies will be discounted ex ante.1994, Philip A. Klein, Beyond Dissent: Essays in Institutional Economics, page 92

Also used as

announced is also the simple past and past participle of announce.

Examples of announced in a sentence

  • Boccherini's textural, lineless music offers many such passages that invite the listener to suppose something "barely announced."2006, Elisabeth Le Guin, Boccherini’s Body: An Essay in Carnal Musicology, page 75:
  • The RCN calls for the CQC to undertake more announced and unannounced inspections, and for staffing metrics to be explicitly included within their approach.2011, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee, Annual accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission, page...

Forms of announced

comparativemore announced
superlativemost announced

Origin of announced

From announce + -ed.

Words formed from announced

Phrases with announced

Questions about announced

What does announced mean?
Announced means having been preceded by an announcement; declared.
How do you use announced in a sentence?
Boccherini's textural, lineless music offers many such passages that invite the listener to suppose something "barely announced."
What part of speech is announced?
Announced is an adjective.

Words near announced in the dictionary

  1. annottos
  2. announcable
  3. announce
  4. announceable
  5. announceables
  6. announced
  7. announcedly
  8. announcedst
  9. announcement
  10. announcements
  11. announcementware

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