announced
part of speech
verb form (announce, announces, announced, announcing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Announced is the past form of «announce»: told many people something important, officially or loudly. tree →
2) It can also mean said something in a firm or surprising way: «"I'm leaving," she announced.» tree →
3) It can mean showed that something was coming: «Thunder announced the storm.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, the head teacher announced the winners at assembly; news on loudspeakers and TV is announced. In stories, «announced» is a speech verb that shows a character saying something proudly or suddenly. Phrases: «it was announced that…», «announced the winner», «announced over the loudspeaker».
examples
- The head teacher announced the winners at assembly. tree →
- The pilot announced that we were landing. tree →
- It was announced that school would close early. tree →
- «I've lost my tooth!» Max announced proudly. tree →
- The train delay was announced over the loudspeaker. tree →
- The government announced new rules. tree →
- They announced the baby's birth to the family. tree →
- A loud bell announced the end of break. tree →
- “I have come for my courage,” announced the Lion, entering the room. tree →
note
Past tense and past participle: announced. Noun: announcement; person: announcer. Pattern: «announce something to someone» (not «announce someone something»).
In the corpora
- Know what was officially announced, and stop there.
- Theo's grandma sent twenty pounds in cash, and Theo announced it was all going on games.
- Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have I not announced unto thee of old, and declared it?
- I have announced unto thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «announced» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.