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announcing

announcing is the present participle and gerund of announce.

Meaning of announce

Verb

announce (third-person singular simple present announces, present participle announcing, simple past and past participle announced)

  1. (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
    • Her [Queen Elizabeth’s] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.c. 1780, William Gilpin, Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain
  2. (transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
    • Publish laws, announce / Or life or death.c. 1718, Matthew Prior, First Hymn of Callimachus
    Synonyms:
    adjudicate, judge
  3. (US, transitive) To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
    • Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.
  4. (US, intransitive) To act or work as an announcer.
    • Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.

Phrases with announcing

Questions about announcing

What is announcing the present participle and gerund of?
Announcing is the present participle and gerund of announce.

Words near announcing in the dictionary

  1. announceresses
  2. announcers
  3. announces
  4. announcest
  5. announceth
  6. announcing
  7. annoy
  8. annoy'd
  9. annoyable
  10. annoyance
  11. Annoyance Economy

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