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)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- proclaim, publish, make known, herald, declare, promulgate, sound, intimate
- 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
- To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
- Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.
- 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.
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