Meaning

  1. (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
  2. (transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  3. (US, transitive) To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
  4. (US, intransitive) To act or work as an announcer.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈnaʊns/
Etymology

From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio, and compare with annunciate.

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