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announcement

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /əˈnaʊns.mənt/
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N AW1 N S M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 N AW1 N S M EH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of announcing, or giving notice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He raised his hand to make his announcement and said, "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which conveys what is announced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This announcement was made during the first training session.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The content which is announced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a formal public statement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
  • a declaration of independence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: proclamation, annunciation, declaration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: statement

Narrower terms: edict, promulgation

5

noun

Meaning 5

a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
  • the promulgation was written in English

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: promulgation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: statement

Narrower terms: advisory, banns, handout, press release, release, notice, program, programme, wanted notice, wanted poster, Annunciation

History

Etymology

From Middle French annoncement. By surface analysis, announce + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

211 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հայտարարում (haytararum) — act
  • Azerbaijani: elan — act
  • Azerbaijani: elan etmə — act
  • Azerbaijani: elan edilmə — act
  • Azerbaijani: bildirmə — act
  • Belarusian: аб'яўле́нне (abʺjawljénnje) — act
  • Belarusian: абвяшчэ́нне (abvjaščénnje) — act
  • Bengali: এলান (elan) — act
  • Bulgarian: обявя́ване (objavjávane) — act
  • Estonian: teadaanne — act
  • Finnish: ilmoitus — act
  • Finnish: tiedottaminen — act
  • French: annoncement — act
  • Galician: pregón — act
  • Galician: anuncio — act
  • Georgian: გამოცხადება (gamocxadeba) — act
  • German: Ankündigung — act
  • German: Durchsage — act
  • Greek: ανακοίνωση (anakoínosi) — act
  • Hungarian: bejelentés — act
  • Hungarian: kihirdetés — act
  • Ido: anunco — act
  • Italian: annuncio — act
  • Macedonian: објавување (objavuvanje) — act
  • Malay: pemberitahuan — act
  • Malay: pengumuman — act
  • Malay: pemakluman — act
  • Malayalam: അറിയിപ്പ് (aṟiyippŭ) — act
  • Malayalam: വിളംബരം (viḷambaraṁ) — act
  • Māori: whakapuakanga — act
  • Polish: ogłoszenie — act
  • Polish: anons — act
  • Polish: uniwersał — act
  • Portuguese: anúncio — act
  • Portuguese: pronunciamento — act
  • Quechua: willay — act
  • Romanian: anunț — act
  • Russian: объявле́ние (obʺjavlénije) — act
  • Russian: оповеще́ние (opoveščénije) — act
  • Spanish: anuncio — act
  • Spanish: anunciamiento — act
  • Swahili: tangazo — act
  • Tamil: அறிவிப்பு (aṟivippu) — act
  • Thai: การประกาศ (gaan-bprà-gàat) — act
  • Tocharian B: śaṃtsna — act
  • Turkish: ilan — act
  • Turkish: beyan — act
  • Turkish: duyuru — act
  • Ottoman Turkish: اخبار (ihbar) — act
  • Ukrainian: оголо́шення (oholóšennja) — act
  • Zazaki: elan — act
  • Albanian: shpallje — that which conveys what is announced
  • Albanian: njoftim — that which conveys what is announced
  • Arabic: إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Arabic: بَلَاغ (balāḡ) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Arabic: إِبْلَاغ (ʔiblāḡ) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Armenian: հայտարարություն (haytararutʻyun) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Azerbaijani: elan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Azerbaijani: bildiriş — that which conveys what is announced
  • Azerbaijani: anons — that which conveys what is announced
  • Bashkir: иғлан (iğlan) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Belarusian: аб’я́ва (abʺjáva) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Belarusian: аб'яўле́нне (abʺjawljénnje) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Belarusian: абвяшчэ́нне (abvjaščénnje) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Belarusian: ано́нс (anóns) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Bengali: এলান (elan) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Bulgarian: обя́ва (objáva) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Bulgarian: обявле́ние (objavlénie) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Bulgarian: съобще́ние (sǎobšténie) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Bulgarian: ано́нс (anóns) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Burmese: ကြေညာချက် (kre-nyahkyak) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Catalan: anunci — that which conveys what is announced
  • Chinese Cantonese: 公告 (gung1 gou3) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Chinese Cantonese: 發表 /发表 (faat3 biu2) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公告 (gōnggào) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發表 /发表 (fābiǎo) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Czech: oznámení — that which conveys what is announced
  • Danish: bekendtgørelse — that which conveys what is announced
  • Dutch: bekendmaking — that which conveys what is announced
  • Dutch: aankondiging — that which conveys what is announced
  • Esperanto: anoncilo — that which conveys what is announced
  • Estonian: teade — that which conveys what is announced
  • Estonian: teadaanne — that which conveys what is announced
  • Estonian: kuulutus — that which conveys what is announced
  • Finnish: ilmoitus — that which conveys what is announced
  • Finnish: tiedotus — that which conveys what is announced
  • French: annonce — that which conveys what is announced
  • Georgian: განცხადება (gancxadeba) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Georgian: გამოცხადება (gamocxadeba) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Georgian: აღიარება (aɣiareba) — that which conveys what is announced
  • German: Bekanntmachung — that which conveys what is announced
  • German: Mitteilung — that which conveys what is announced
  • German: Ankündigung — that which conveys what is announced
  • Greek: ανακοίνωση (anakoínosi) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Greek: αγγελτήριο (angeltírio) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hebrew: הוֹדָעָה (hoda'á) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hebrew: הַכְרָזָה (hakhrazá) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hindi: इश्तहार (iśtahār) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hindi: घोषणा (ghoṣṇā) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hindi: एलान (elān) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hungarian: közlemény — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hungarian: hirdetmény — that which conveys what is announced
  • Hungarian: bejelentés — that which conveys what is announced
  • Icelandic: tilkynning — that which conveys what is announced
  • Ido: anuncajo — that which conveys what is announced
  • Italian: annuncio — that which conveys what is announced
  • Japanese: 発表 (happyō) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Japanese: お知らせ (oshirase) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Japanese: 公告 (kōkoku) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Japanese: 広告 (kōkoku) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Kazakh: хабарландыру (xabarlandyru) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Kazakh: жариялау (jariälau) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Kazakh: жариялама (jariälama) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Kazakh: мәлімдеме (mälımdeme) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Khmer: សេចក្តីប្រកាស (sackdəy prɑɑkaah) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Khmer: ការប្រកាស (kaaprɑɑkaah) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Korean: 발표 (balpyo) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Korean: 공고 (gonggo) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Northern Kurdish: îlan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Northern Kurdish: anons — that which conveys what is announced
  • Northern Kurdish: beyan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Northern Kurdish: agehdarkirin — that which conveys what is announced
  • Kyrgyz: кулактандыруу (kulaktandıruu) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Kyrgyz: жарыялоо (jarıyaloo) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Lao: ການປະກາດ (kān pa kāt) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Latvian: paziņojums — that which conveys what is announced
  • Lithuanian: paviešinimas — that which conveys what is announced
  • Lithuanian: paskelbimas — that which conveys what is announced
  • Lithuanian: pranešimas — that which conveys what is announced
  • Macedonian: објава (objava) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Malay: pemberitahuan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Malay: pengumuman — that which conveys what is announced
  • Malay: perisytiharan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Malayalam: പ്രഖ്യാപനം (prakhyāpanaṁ) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Māori: pānuitanga — that which conveys what is announced
  • Mauritian Creole: anons — that which conveys what is announced
  • Mongolian: зарлал (zarlal) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Mongolian: мэдэгдэл (medegdel) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kunngjøring — that which conveys what is announced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: anmeldelse — that which conveys what is announced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bekjentgørelse — that which conveys what is announced
  • Old English: bodung — that which conveys what is announced
  • Pashto: اعلان (e'lān) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Pashto: انانس (anāns) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Iranian Persian: اِعْلان (e'lân) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Iranian Persian: اِطِّلاعِیِّه (ettelâ'iyye) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Iranian Persian: آنونْس (ânons) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Polish: ogłoszenie — that which conveys what is announced
  • Polish: obwieszczenie — that which conveys what is announced
  • Polish: anons — that which conveys what is announced
  • Polish: awizacja — that which conveys what is announced
  • Portuguese: anúncio — that which conveys what is announced
  • Romanian: anunț — that which conveys what is announced
  • Russian: объявле́ние (obʺjavlénije) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Russian: ано́нс (anóns) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Russian: сообще́ние (soobščénije) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̏бјава — that which conveys what is announced
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȍbjava — that which conveys what is announced
  • Slovak: oznámenie — that which conveys what is announced
  • Slovene: objava — that which conveys what is announced
  • Slovene: obvestilo — that which conveys what is announced
  • Spanish: anuncio — that which conveys what is announced
  • Swahili: tangazo — that which conveys what is announced
  • Swedish: kungörelse — that which conveys what is announced
  • Tagalog: anunsiyo — that which conveys what is announced
  • Tajik: эълон (e'lon) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Tatar: игълан (iğlan) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Thai: การประกาศ (gaan-bprà-gàat) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Turkish: ilan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Turkish: beyan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Turkish: anons — that which conveys what is announced
  • Turkmen: bildiriş — that which conveys what is announced
  • Turkmen: yglan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Ukrainian: об'я́ва (obʺjáva) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Ukrainian: оголо́шення (oholóšennja) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Ukrainian: ано́нс (anóns) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Urdu: اِعْلان (i'lān) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Urdu: اِشْتِہار (iśtihār) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Uyghur: ئېلان (ëlan) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Uyghur: ئۇقتۇرۇش (uqturush) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Uzbek: eʻlon — that which conveys what is announced
  • Uzbek: bildirish — that which conveys what is announced
  • Vietnamese: thông báo — that which conveys what is announced
  • Yiddish: מעלדונג (meldung) — that which conveys what is announced
  • Zazaki: beyan — that which conveys what is announced
  • Armenian: հայտարարություն (haytararutʻyun) — content
  • Azerbaijani: elan — content
  • Azerbaijani: bildiriş — content
  • Finnish: ilmoitus — content
  • Finnish: tiedotus — content
  • Greek: ανακοίνωση (anakoínosi) — content
  • Hungarian: közlemény — content
  • Hungarian: bejelentés — content
  • Indonesian: pengumuman — content
  • Indonesian: pemberitahuan — content
  • Indonesian: pemakluman — content
  • Italian: annuncio — content
  • Malay: pemberitahuan — content
  • Malay: pengumuman — content
  • Malay: makluman — content
  • Malay: pernyataan — content
  • Polish: anons — content
  • Portuguese: anúncio — content
  • Russian: объявле́ние (obʺjavlénije) — content
  • Spanish: anunciación — content
  • Spanish: anunciamiento — content
  • Spanish: anuncio — content
  • Tagalog: anunsiyo — content
  • Tamil: அறிவிப்பு (aṟivippu) — content
  • Turkish: ilan — content
  • Turkish: beyan — content
Real reading context

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