bekanntgeben — meaning in English

English meaning

• announce verb To make something known publicly, especially for the first time.
• bespeak verb To talk about or describe something.
• declare verb To state something formally, publicly, or emphatically.
• disclose verb To reveal information that was previously secret or unknown.

Senses

bekanntgeben is used for these senses in English:

• announce (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
• announce (transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
• bespeak (intransitive) To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
• declare (transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
• declare (Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.

announce — full definition

1. verb To make something known publicly, especially for the first time.
2. verb To act as the presenter or commentator for an event, especially in sports or broadcasting.

bespeak — full definition

1. verb To talk about or describe something.
2. verb To arrange or order something ahead of time.
3. verb To ask for something, especially as a favor.
4. verb To be a sign that something will happen in the future.

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