German word

verkünden

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩/

Meaning

  • verbannounce

Example

Der Sprecher verkündet die Entscheidung.

The speaker announces the decision.

Illustration for verkünden (announce)

More examples

Die Kommission verkündet das Ergebnis der Prüfung.

The committee announces the result of the examination.

Core concept

An authority turns an important decision into a public proclamation heard by everyone concerned.

Common phrases

  • verkündet das Ergebnis

    announces the result

  • verkündet den Rücktritt

    announces the resignation

Similar words

ankündigen: Give advance notice of something planned or about to happen.
bekanntgeben: Make a decision, result, or other information known to the public.
mitteilen: Pass information or news directly to a particular person or group.
veröffentlichen: Release a document or result publicly for wide access.

Definition in German

eine Mitteilung oder Entscheidung offiziell und oft feierlich an die Öffentlichkeit richten.

Word origin

Verkünden combines the prefix ver- with künd(en), a form related to Kunde and to an old Germanic root meaning 'know'.

Usage tips

  • The inseparable prefix ver- keeps the verb together in finite clauses, as in Der Sprecher verkündet die Entscheidung, rather than placing a prefix at the end.

Other meanings

  • declareverb
  • proclaimverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Verkündungannouncementnoun
  • Verkünderannouncernoun
  • verkündendannouncingadjective

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