announce
part of speech
verb (announce, announces, announced, announcing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To announce something is to tell lots of people about it officially or publicly. tree →
2) To announce can mean to say something firmly or loudly so everyone hears. tree →
3) To announce can mean to tell people that someone has arrived or something will happen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school the head teacher announces news in assembly; winners are announced. In everyday life: announcements at train stations, airports and on TV. In stories a herald announces the king. Phrase: «make an announcement».
examples
- The head teacher announced the winners in assembly. tree →
- They announced that the train was late. tree →
- «I'm going to be a pilot!» Ben announced. tree →
- The school announced a snow day. tree →
- Please listen: I have something to announce. tree →
- The pilot announced that we were about to land. tree →
- The day came at last when Pinocchio’s master was able to announce an extraordinary performance. tree →
note
Regular verb: announced, announcing. Noun: announcement; person: announcer. Spelled with double n and «-ounce».
In the corpora
- Know what was officially announced, and stop there.
- Until the film makers announce it, who plays James Bond is only guessing by fans and betting sites.
- Theo's grandma sent twenty pounds in cash, and Theo announced it was all going on games.
- See, I will tarry in the plains of the wilderness, until there come word from you to announce unto me.'
- Declare ye, that we may consider, and know the end of them; or announce to us things to come.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «announce» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.