dar a conocer

Spanish

Verb

dar a conocer (first-person singular present doy a conocer, first-person singular preterite di a conocer, past participle dado a conocer)

1. (idiomatic) to make known, to publicize, to give out, to divulge, to disseminate, to disclose, to reveal, to announce, to release
   • 2019 April 17, Pablo Juárez Andrino, “PS5: Sony revela los detalles de su próxima consola de videojuegos”, in Prensa Libre‎^[1]:

     También se ha dado a conocer que la nueva consola permitirá el audio en 3D, algo que Cerny considera que redefinirá lo que el sonido puede hacer en un videojuego.

     It has also been reported that the new console will allow audio in 3D, which Cerny considers will redefine what sound can do in a video game.

2. (idiomatic) to acquaint (somebody with a detail or fact)
3. (idiomatic) to raise awareness, to make known
4. (idiomatic) to showcase, to roll out, to publish, to release (e.g. a product)
5. (reflexive, idiomatic) to make oneself known
6. (reflexive, idiomatic) to be made known, to be publicized

Further reading

• “dar a conocer algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16