Announcement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a formal public statement

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɾɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐnˈaʊnsmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐnˈaʊnsmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɾɚli/.

Examples

the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
a declaration of independence
the announcement appeared in the local newspaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

declaration proclamation promulgation annunciation

Parts of Speech

noun	a formal public statement “the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war”
noun	a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen “the announcement appeared in the local newspaper”

Word Forms

announce	verb	announce publicly or officially
proclaim	verb	declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
declare	verb	announce publicly or officially
promulgate	verb	state or announce

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bekanntmachung

eine formelle öffentliche Erklärung

🇫🇷French

annonce

une déclaration publique officielle

🇪🇸Spanish

anuncio

una declaración pública formal

🇮🇹Italian

annuncio

una dichiarazione pubblica formale

🇳🇱Dutch

aankondiging

een formele publieke verklaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

anúncio

uma declaração pública formal

🇷🇺Russian

объявление

официальное публичное заявление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घोषणा

एक औपचारिक सार्वजनिक बयान

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘোষণা

একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক পাবলিক বিবৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவிப்பு

ஒரு முறையான பொது அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకటన

అధికారిక బహిరంగ ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

घोषणा

एक औपचारिक सार्वजनिक विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેરાત

ઔપચારિક જાહેર નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘೋಷಣೆ

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഖ്യാപനം

ഒരു ഔപചാരിക പരസ്യ പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਨਤਕ ਬਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعلان

ایک باضابطہ عوامی بیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公告

正式的公开声明

🇯🇵Japanese

発表

正式な公式声明

🇰🇷Korean

발표

공식적인 공개 성명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông báo

một tuyên bố công khai chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

ประกาศ

คำแถลงต่อสาธารณะอย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengumuman

pernyataan publik yang formal

🇵🇭Filipino

anunsyo

isang pormal na pampublikong pahayag

🇲🇾Malay

pengumuman

kenyataan awam rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيان عام رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

اعلامیه

بیانیه عمومی رسمی

🇹🇷Turkish

duyuru

resmi bir kamu açıklaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכרָזָה

הצהרה פומבית רשמית

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The primary meaning of 'announcement' is 'a formal public statement'.

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Using 'announcement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'announcement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'announcement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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