proclaim
part of speech
verb (proclaim, proclaims, proclaimed, proclaiming)
meaning for a pupil
1) To announce something officially and publicly: «The king proclaimed a holiday.» tree →
2) To say something proudly or strongly so everyone knows: «She proclaimed she was the best speller.» tree →
3) To show something clearly: «His smile proclaimed his joy.» tree →
4) (church, Bible) To announce or preach a message, like the good news. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons kings, queens and governments proclaim laws and new rulers. In everyday life people proclaim opinions loudly. In church, preachers «proclaim the Gospel». Phrases: «proclaim independence», «proclaimed king», «proclaim the news».
examples
- In 1776 the American colonies proclaimed their independence. tree →
- The herald proclaimed the new king in the market square. tree →
- Tom proclaimed that he would never eat broccoli. tree →
- The banners proclaimed «Welcome Home!» tree →
- Christians proclaim the message of Jesus in churches and on the streets. tree →
- The poster proclaimed a big sale. tree →
- All the church bells rung, and the heralds rode about the town proclaiming the betrothal. tree →
note
Noun: proclamation (an official announcement). Proclaiming is louder and more official than «saying» or «announcing». Spelling: pro-claim (one c, ai).
In the corpora
- And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
- These are the appointed seasons of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their appointed season.
- When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
- For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
- And she wrote in the letters, saying: 'Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «proclaim» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.