in a large organization. + between There seems to have been a breakdown in communication between the police and the army.
Д You can also use communication j
before a noun, like an adjective: You need ]
good communication skills to be a teacher. I !
communication problems between managers ;
and employees j
EJ to publicly tell a lot of people about something
announce /snaons/ [u T] to make a public statement in order to tell people about a decision or about something important that has happened or will happen. The winner of the award will be announced at a dinner at the Sheraton Hotel + (that) Lord McGowan has announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
Ж Don't say 'she announced us that ...'. j Just say she announced that...
report /ri'po:rt/ [u I/T) to give people news about what is happening, in newspapers, on television, or on the radio: The local
newspaper has reported several cases of meningitis in the area. + (that) Our correspondent in Rwanda reports that conditions in the refugee camps are filthy and overcrowded. + on She was sent to Sidney to report on the Olympic Games.
publicize (also publicise British) ' рлЬ- l^saiz (и T] to use the newspapers, television etc to provide information about something such as a new product or a special event, because you want everyone to know about it: She did a series of radio interviews to publicize her new book.
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well publicized (=mentioned often in newspapers or on television or radio) The parade was well publicized and thousands came to see it.
publicity /рл'Ыis.iti [n U] when newspapers and television or radio reports attract people's attention to particular information or events: The judge was forced to
resign because of the publicity surrounding his divorce.
get/receive/attract publicity Princess
Diana's tour of Angola received a lot of publicity.
El to tell someone about your feelings
confide in sb /kon'faid in (sb) [phrasal verb T] to tell someone you trust abcut personal matters which you are worried about and which you do not want anyone else to know: Maria felt she had no-one she could confide in.
communicate bmju:n^keit [и I] to
make your feelings or thoughts clear to other people by talking to them: Counselling may help married couples to start to communicate again. + with She's not very good at communicating with young people.
ш to tell something that was a secret
tell telI [и T] to tell someone something that should be kept secret: What did she say? Tell me!
tell sb where/what/who etc He didn't tell me where he got this information. tell sb about stH Don't tell anyone about this just yet.
tell sb a secret Til tell you a secret - Beth has a new boyfriend!
reveal /ri'vi:!/ [и T] especially written to let people know about something that was previously kept secret. especially something embarrassing: И/hat actually happened to the gold has never been revealed. + (that) Markov revealed that he had once worked for the CIA.
leak /Н:к/ (и T) to deliberately give secret government information to a newspaper or television company: The Congressman was /urious that the report had been leaked.
leak sth to sb The contents of the fax
were leaked to the press
leak [n C] The scandal began with a leak to 'The Times'.
В to tell the police about a crime or criminal
see also crime, police
report jipyA [i> T] to tell the police or someone in authority about a crime, an accident etc: Id like to report a theft. report sth to sb Sally was too scared to report the attack to the police.
inform on sb m'b:rm on (sb)||-a:n-
[phrasa/ verb T] to secretly tell the police that someone you know is responsible for a crime: He informed on his brother who was later arrested for drug-dealing.
talk txk [v I] to give the police information about a crime when they ask you questions about it: The suspect was ques tioned for six hours bui refused to talk.
tip off ,tip ot]|-'o:f [phrasal verb T] to secretly tell someone such as the police about a crime that is planned, so that they can prevent it
tip off sb Someone must have tipped off the police. They were already waiting at the house.
tip sb off 1 wonder who tipped them off. tip-ojff [n CJ a piece of information, secretly given to someone such as the police, about a crime that is planned: Acting on a tipoff, customs officers searched the vehicle for drugs.
informer /т'Ь:гтэг [n C) someone who is part of a criminal group but who secretly tells the police about its activities: An informer had warned the police about the bombing.
КЗ to tell someone that they must do something
tell tel/ [о T] to tell someone that they must do something: "Wait here!" he told the children.
tell sb to do sth Tell her to come and
see me as soon as possible!
tell sb aot to do sth She told him not to
phone her again.
tell sb what to do I'm sick of being told what to do by my parents.
tell sb (that) lan's teachers keep telling him that he must work harder I The doctor told me I should give up smoking.
Qdo as you're told! spoken (used to tell children to obey) Do as you're told and go and wash your hands!
/К Don't say 'he told to me to stop'. Say
he told me to stop
order ,b:rd9r, \v T] to tell someone to do something, either officially or in an angry, threatening way: Don't move.' he ordered.
order sb to do sth The judge ordered Timms to pay £20.000 in legal costs. I Army units have been ordered to advance towards the river, order sb into/out of/back etc (=order them to go somewhere] She pointed her gun at him, ordering him out of the room.
order sth (=give an order that something must happen) After the plane crash, the Government ordered a full public inquiry.