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proclaimpro‧claim /prəˈkleɪm $ proʊ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal proclaimOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French proclamer, from Latin proclamare, from clamare ‘to cry out’ VERB TABLEproclaim |
Present | I, you, we, they | proclaim | | he, she, it | proclaims | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | proclaimed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have proclaimed | | he, she, it | has proclaimed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had proclaimed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will proclaim | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have proclaimed |
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Present | I | am proclaiming | | he, she, it | is proclaiming | | you, we, they | are proclaiming | Past | I, he, she, it | was proclaiming | | you, we, they | were proclaiming | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been proclaiming | | he, she, it | has been proclaiming | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been proclaiming | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be proclaiming | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been proclaiming |
- Nearly everyone there wore a pin proclaiming their support of the union.
- Phillips has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence.
- All over Ireland, a spire proclaims an Anglican church.
- Colourful brochures and posters proclaim bargain weekends, mini breaks, etc.
- If you identify to outstanding contribution to profit, proclaim it at your nest team meeting.
- That is something that we should proclaim loud and clear.
- There are thousands of informers proclaiming a new devotion to Vaclev Havel.
- Those who proclaimed it may have done so for cynical reasons, but I doubt that they genuinely believed it.
ADVERB► loudly· Western propaganda continued to embarrass the Communists by loudly proclaiming that the flow of refugees proved the superiority of capitalism.· But nearly all Republicans voted for the measure, and many loudly proclaimed their reasons on the Assembly floor. ► proudly· Your abbey proudly proclaims that this Joseph of Arimathea came here, bringing the Grail with him. ► publicly· This was publicly proclaimed as a struggle against bureaucratism and embourgeoisement. NOUN► day· Our elected representatives have better things to do than proclaim Hug a Hog Day. ► innocence· The Institute could not possibly prejudge matters by proclaiming the auditors' innocence from the outset.· His looming cameo proclaims sweet innocence, and through the next two-hours we will endure several sightings of his ghost.· Meredith at first proclaimed his innocence but friction between the player and the club led to further disclosures.· Others, including Betsy Kelly, eventually plea-bargained, while steadfastly proclaiming their innocence.· When Saad's note proclaiming his innocence was discovered there was an outcry in the village.· Hamilton, proclaiming his innocence, was forced out as trade minister in charge of business integrity. ► president· Before November, the president may proclaim a new vision of government for a new age.· By the late sixties a Republican president would proclaim himself a Keynesian. ► republic· All the outer states capitulated to the Republic except for the most easterly islands which proclaimed a Republic of the South Moluccas. ► sign· A sign over the door proclaimed that the hostelry still brewed its own beer. ► state· Indeed, anything could be proclaimed as being against state interest.· Army commanders in the outer islands proclaimed a state of emergency and replaced civilian governors by military men. 1to say publicly or officially that something important is true or exists → proclamation: The president proclaimed the republic’s independence.proclaim that Protesters proclaimed that the girl was innocent.proclaim somebody something His son was immediately proclaimed king.2to show something clearly or be a sign of something: The stripes on her uniform proclaimed her seniority. |