announcement
part of speech
noun (an announcement, announcements)
meaning for a pupil
1) An announcement is a public message that tells people some news or information. tree →
2) The act of telling people something officially. tree →
sense in the lessons
At school, announcements are made in assembly or over the loudspeaker: a trip, a winner, a change of plan. At stations and airports, announcements tell travellers about trains and planes. Phrases: make an announcement, an important announcement, listen to the announcements.
examples
- The headteacher made an announcement in assembly. tree →
- Listen carefully to the announcements on the train. tree →
- There was an announcement that the pool is closed today. tree →
- The announcement said our flight was delayed. tree →
- The teacher has an exciting announcement: we are going to the zoo! tree →
- I missed the announcement because I was talking. tree →
- An announcement over the speaker told everyone to go to the hall. tree →
- This unexpected announcement caused the princess such terror that she sank down in a dead faint. tree →
note
Countable noun: an announcement. Verb: announce. Spelling: double n — an-noun-ce-ment, keep the e. To make an announcement (not do an announcement).
In the corpora
- "Pursuing other opportunities" in a company announcement usually means fired or pushed to quit.
- At the gate you listen for announcements and check the board, because gates and times can change.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «announcement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.