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{
"term": "announcement",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a spoken or written statement that informs people about something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **make an announcement**"
},
{
"text": "**a formal/an official/a public announcement**"
},
{
"text": "We welcome the recent announcement by the Government."
},
{
"text": "Announcements of births, marriages and deaths appear in some newspapers."
},
{
"text": "Today's announcement of a peace agreement came after weeks of discussion."
},
{
"text": "An announcement about her future is expected soon."
},
{
"text": "We saw an announcement in the national newspaper."
},
{
"text": "He wanted to delay the announcement until after the holidays."
},
{
"text": "His resignation follows a disappointing earnings announcement by the company."
},
{
"text": "In an announcement to Parliament, the minister said that the peace negotiations would continue."
},
{
"text": "Phillips issued his surprise announcement after two hours of talks."
},
{
"text": "The announcement of further job losses comes at a bad time."
},
{
"text": "We are still awaiting an announcement on the possible closure of the plant."
},
{
"text": "We heard a security announcement."
},
{
"text": "We will make a formal announcement tomorrow."
},
{
"text": "an announcement from the president"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["formal", "official", "public"],
"verb + announcement": ["issue", "make", "greet"],
"announcement + verb": ["come"],
"preposition": [
"in an/the announcement",
"announcement about",
"announcement by"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of publicly informing people about something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Announcement of the verdict was accompanied by shouts and cheers."
},
{
"text": "He was speaking after the announcement of record results for the company."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈnaʊnsmənt/",
"audio": "an/announcement/announcement__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈnaʊnsmənt/",
"audio": "an/announcement/announcement__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}