announcements
English meaning: Announcements
Definition
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
Example
“He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make.”
Another example: “Wedding announcements used to appear in the local newspaper.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural noun (of 'announcement') for public statements giving notice of news or events; neutral and very common in workplaces, media and aviation ('make an announcement', 'public announcements').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'announce' (Latin 'annuntiare', to bring news to), plus the noun suffix '-ment', with the word attested in English from the 18th century.
Synonyms
- declarations
- notices
- statements
- proclamations
- bulletins
- notifications
Related Words
- announce
- notice
- declaration
- statement
- news
- bulletin
Common Collocations
- public announcements
- make announcements
- official announcements
- important announcements
- wedding announcements
- announcements board
Word Forms
announcement (sing.); announcements (pl.); announce (v)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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