{
    "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
}