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announcements

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/əˈnaʊnsmənts/ · an-nounce-ments

A public or formal declaration about a particular event or piece of information.

Meanings

nounformal

A public or formal declaration about a particular event or piece of information.

کسی خاص واقعے یا معلومات کے بارے میں عوامی یا رسمی اعلامیہ۔

اعلانات

ailaanaat

Synonyms

declarationsnotificationsproclamationsاعلاماطلاعبیان

Antonyms

concealmentsilencehidingچھپاناخاموشیاجتناب

Common Collocations

  • official announcements
  • school announcements
  • urgent announcements

Example Sentences

The school will make several announcements during the assembly.

اسکول اسمبلی کے دوران کئی اعلانات کرے گا۔

School assembly ke doran kai ailaanaat kare ga.

The company issued an announcement regarding the new policy.

کمپنی نے نئی پالیسی کے بارے میں ایک اعلان جاری کیا۔

Company ne nai policy ke bare mein aik ailaaan jari kiya.

Please listen carefully to the announcements being made.

برائے مہربانی کی جانے والی اعلانات کو غور سے سنیں۔

Baraye mehrbani ki jane wali ailaanaat ko ghor se sunain.

Easily Confused With

notices:Notices are typically written and may not always be public, while announcements are formal public communications.

Word Family

announce
verbاعلان کرنا
announcement
nounاعلان
announcer
nounمقرر

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of an announcement as a 'new sound' being made public.

Picture a loudspeaker broadcasting important news to a crowd.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خوشبو کے ساتھ اڑتے ہیں اعلانات، خوشبو کی طرح آتے ہیں اعلانات۔

Khushboo ke saath udate hain ailaanaat, Khushboo ki tarah aate hain ailaanaat.

Announcements fly with fragrance, They come like fragrance.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

لوگوں کے کانوں میں اعلانات ڈالنے پڑھتے ہیں۔

Logon ke kaanon mein ailaanaat dalne parhtay hain.

Some people need to be reminded repeatedly.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "annuntiare" — to announce

First known use: 14th century

The word 'announcement' derived from the Old French 'anunciacion', evolving into Middle English as 'announcen'. It has retained the meaning related to making something known or public.