proclaim
verb /prəˈkleɪm/
/prəˈkleɪm/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they proclaim | /prəˈkleɪm/ /prəˈkleɪm/ |
| he / she / it proclaims | /prəˈkleɪmz/ /prəˈkleɪmz/ |
| past simple proclaimed | /prəˈkleɪmd/ /prəˈkleɪmd/ |
| past participle proclaimed | /prəˈkleɪmd/ /prəˈkleɪmd/ |
| -ing form proclaiming | /prəˈkleɪmɪŋ/ /prəˈkleɪmɪŋ/ |
- to publicly and officially tell people about something important synonym declare
- proclaim something The president proclaimed a state of emergency.
- The day was proclaimed a public holiday.
- proclaim that… The charter proclaimed that all states would have their own government.
- proclaim somebody/something/yourself + noun He proclaimed himself emperor.
- proclaim somebody/something/yourself to be/have something Steve checked the battery and proclaimed it to be dead.
- proclaim how, what, etc… The senator proclaimed how shocked he was at the news.
- + speech ‘We will succeed,’ she proclaimed.
Extra Examples- Charles II was proclaimed King in May 1660.
- They continue to proclaim their innocence.
- She repeatedly proclaimed her devotion to the cause.
- The district unilaterally proclaimed its independence from the national government.
- She boldly proclaimed that her goal was to win the championship.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- formally
- officially
- …
- seem to
- continue to
- as
- to
- to show something clearly; to be a sign of something
- proclaim something This building, more than any other, proclaims the character of the town.
- His boyish looks seemed to proclaim his inexperience.
- proclaim somebody/something + noun His accent proclaimed him a Scot.
- proclaim somebody/something to be/have something His accent proclaimed him to be a Scot.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- formally
- officially
- …
- seem to
- continue to
- as
- to
Word Originlate Middle English proclame, from Latin proclamare ‘cry out’, from pro- ‘forth’ + clamare ‘to shout’. The change in the second syllable was due to association with the verb claim.