noun · neutral
announcement
/əˈnaʊnsmənt/an·NOUNCE·ment
Band 6-7speakingtask1
a public or official statement giving information about something
Examples
“The college made an announcement about the exam timetable.”
“There was an official announcement regarding changes to the policy.”
“She heard the announcement over the loudspeaker.”
Band 8 sentence
“The department's sudden announcement about the funding cuts prompted an immediate meeting among staff.”
Collocations
- make an announcement
- official announcement
- public announcement
Word family
announce verbannouncement nounannounced adjective / past participle
Common mistakes
announce about the results→announce the results
make an announce→make an announcement / announce
Say it for a higher band
5message→6notice→7+announcement
Synonyms
notice
Easily confused
notice
“A notice on the door said the office was closed.”
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