| Library / English Dictionary |
ANNOUNCED
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Declared publicly; made widely known
Example:
the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy
Synonyms:
announced; proclaimed
Classified under:
Similar:
declared (made known or openly avowed)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb announce
Context examples:
Astronomers at the University of Cambridge in England announced the discovery of a dwarf star, known as EBLM J0555-57Ab, which is slightly bigger than Saturn and smaller than Jupiter.
(Astronomers discover smallest known star, Wikinews)
“‘Answers to the name of Buck,’” the man soliloquized, quoting from the saloon-keeper’s letter which had announced the consignment of the crate and contents.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
A multinational team of scientists led by Antoine Strugarek of the University of Montreal announced the Sun may not be the cosmic oddball amongst solar-type stars some astronomers believe it to be.
(Sun's mood swings not so strange after all, Wikinews)
CERN's Large Hadron Collider announced that researchers discovered a remarkable class of particles known as pentaquarks that could reshape scientists' understanding about the properties of matter.
(Physicists discover long-sought 'pentaquark' particle, NSF)
In a few minutes Mary opened the door, and announced "Dr. Van Helsing."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
In May 2016, researchers using TRAPPIST announced they had discovered three planets in the system.
(NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star, NASA)
If not, your boss and team were likely shocked when you announced your decision.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"I have come for my courage," announced the Lion, entering the room.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
A number of major cellphone companies, including U.S-based AT&T and German rival T-Mobile, unilaterally announced a halt to sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 on Sunday.
(Samsung Ends Production of Problem-Plagued Galaxy Note 7, Voanews)
A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Shanghai, China have announced the first-ever cloning of a primate from post-embryonic cells, namely two macaque monkeys.
(Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai, Wikinews)
