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announce
verb
-
announce
,
announcing
,
announces
,
announced
to
tell
people
about
something
publicly
,
especially
news
or
plans
•
The
company
will
announce
its
new
smartphone
tomorrow
at
noon
.
The
company
will
announce
its
new
smartphone
tomorrow
at
noon
.
•
During
dinner
,
Maria
proudly
announced
that
she
had
won
the
scholarship
.
During
dinner
,
Maria
proudly
announced
that
she
had
won
the
scholarship
.
from
Latin
annuntiare
“
bring
news
,
proclaim
”,
from
ad-
“
to
”
+
nuntiare
“
report
”
verb
-
announce
,
announcing
,
announces
,
announced
to
introduce
someone
or
something
so
that
people
know
who
or
what
is
coming
next
•
The
host
announced
the
next
band
with
great
enthusiasm
.
The
host
announced
the
next
band
with
great
enthusiasm
.
•
Before
the
bride
entered
,
the
usher
announced
her
arrival
to
the
guests
.
Before
the
bride
entered
,
the
usher
announced
her
arrival
to
the
guests
.
verb
-
announce
,
announcing
,
announces
,
announced
in
some
card
games
,
to
declare
a
bid
,
contract
,
or
the
possession
of
certain
cards
•
In
bridge
,
she
confidently
announced
a
small
slam
in
hearts
.
In
bridge
,
she
confidently
announced
a
small
slam
in
hearts
.
•
Players
must
announce
any
special
combinations
before
the
first
trick
is
played
.
Players
must
announce
any
special
combinations
before
the
first
trick
is
played
.
ounce
noun
a
unit
of
weight
equal
to
one-sixteenth
of
a
pound
(
about
28
grams
in
everyday
use
,
about
31
grams
for
precious
metals
)
•
The
recipe
calls
for
one
ounce
of
dark
chocolate
.
The
recipe
calls
for
one
ounce
of
dark
chocolate
.
•
He
lifted
the
gold
bar
,
which
weighed
exactly
ten
ounces
.
He
lifted
the
gold
bar
,
which
weighed
exactly
ten
ounces
.
Middle
English
unce
,
from
Old
French
unce
,
from
Latin
uncia
meaning
a
twelfth
part
;
originally
a
twelfth
of
a
Roman
pound
.
noun
a
unit
of
liquid
volume
(
a
fluid
ounce
),
roughly
28
milliliters
in
the
U
.
S
.
system
or
29
.
6
milliliters
in
the
U
.
K
.
system
•
The
bottle
contains
twelve
fluid
ounces
of
cola
.
The
bottle
contains
twelve
fluid
ounces
of
cola
.
•
Add
eight
ounces
of
milk
to
the
batter
.
Add
eight
ounces
of
milk
to
the
batter
.
Extension
of
the
weight
unit
to
liquid
measure
in
the
Middle
Ages
,
when
herbs
,
wine
,
and
oils
were
sold
by
weight
then
converted
to
volume
.
noun
an
old
or
literary
word
for
a
snow
leopard
,
a
large
pale-grey
wild
cat
found
in
the
high
mountains
of
Central
and
South
Asia
•
In
medieval
bestiaries
,
the
ounce
was
described
as
a
mysterious
mountain
cat
.
In
medieval
bestiaries
,
the
ounce
was
described
as
a
mysterious
mountain
cat
.
•
Hunters
once
tried
to
track
the
elusive
ounce
for
its
valuable
fur
.
Hunters
once
tried
to
track
the
elusive
ounce
for
its
valuable
fur
.
From
Middle
English
ounce
,
ounse
,
borrowed
from
Old
French
once
,
variation
of
lonce
,
reanalyzed
from
l
’
once
(‘
the
lynx
’),
influenced
by
Latin
lynx
.
bounce
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
to
spring
back
up
again
after
hitting
a
surface
,
or
to
make
something
do
this
•
The
basketball
bounced
on
the
shiny
wooden
court
and
rolled
toward
the
bench
.
The
basketball
bounced
on
the
shiny
wooden
court
and
rolled
toward
the
bench
.
•
A
small
girl
kept
bouncing
her
bright
blue
rubber
ball
off
the
brick
wall
,
laughing
each
time
it
came
back
.
A
small
girl
kept
bouncing
her
bright
blue
rubber
ball
off
the
brick
wall
,
laughing
each
time
it
came
back
.
Middle
English
"
bounsen
",
echoic
of
a
heavy
blow
or
leap
;
sense
of
rebounding
dates
from
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
a
sudden
springing
back
or
upward
movement
after
hitting
a
surface
•
The
ball
lost
its
bounce
after
it
got
wet
.
The
ball
lost
its
bounce
after
it
got
wet
.
•
With
each
bounce
,
the
balloon
climbed
higher
into
the
sky
.
With
each
bounce
,
the
balloon
climbed
higher
into
the
sky
.
From
the
verb
“
bounce
”;
recorded
as
a
noun
by
the
early
17th
century
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
if
a
cheque
or
payment
is
returned
by
a
bank
because
there
is
not
enough
money
,
it
is
said
to
bounce
•
His
rent
cheque
bounced
,
so
the
landlord
phoned
him
immediately
.
His
rent
cheque
bounced
,
so
the
landlord
phoned
him
immediately
.
•
The
store
charges
a
fee
whenever
a
customer
’
s
payment
bounces
.
The
store
charges
a
fee
whenever
a
customer
’
s
payment
bounces
.
The
financial
sense
dates
from
the
late
19th
century
,
comparing
an
unpaid
cheque
to
a
ball
that
rebounds
instead
of
going
through
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
of
an
email
;
to
be
returned
to
the
sender
as
undeliverable
•
My
message
to
the
client
bounced
because
I
typed
the
address
wrong
.
My
message
to
the
client
bounced
because
I
typed
the
address
wrong
.
•
If
your
inbox
is
full
,
emails
may
bounce
.
If
your
inbox
is
full
,
emails
may
bounce
.
Borrowed
from
earlier
postal
use
;
applied
to
email
in
the
1980s
as
messages
began
to
‘
rebound
’
electronically
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
(
slang
)
to
leave
a
place
quickly
•
It
’
s
getting
late
—
I
need
to
bounce
.
It
’
s
getting
late
—
I
need
to
bounce
.
•
After
the
meeting
,
he
bounced
without
saying
goodbye
.
After
the
meeting
,
he
bounced
without
saying
goodbye
.
Emerging
in
American
urban
slang
during
the
1990s
,
likening
a
quick
exit
to
a
ball
springing
away
.
noun
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
lively
energy
or
springiness
in
a
person
,
animal
,
or
object
•
She
walked
into
the
office
with
a
bounce
in
her
step
.
She
walked
into
the
office
with
a
bounce
in
her
step
.
•
The
new
shampoo
promises
extra
bounce
for
your
hair
.
The
new
shampoo
promises
extra
bounce
for
your
hair
.
Figurative
sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
the
physical
idea
of
springiness
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
to
forcefully
remove
someone
from
a
place
,
especially
a
bar
or
club
•
The
doorman
bounced
two
rowdy
guests
from
the
nightclub
.
The
doorman
bounced
two
rowdy
guests
from
the
nightclub
.
•
If
you
start
a
fight
,
the
security
team
will
bounce
you
immediately
.
If
you
start
a
fight
,
the
security
team
will
bounce
you
immediately
.
20th-century
nightclub
slang
,
extending
the
idea
of
a
ball
being
sent
away
.