Definition

1. Verb:
   • To publish, to print (in a newspaper, magazine, or online platform): The primary modern meaning, referring to the act of making written content publicly available through media.
   • To register, to enlist (especially in a military context): An older or formal meaning, referring to the act of officially signing up or enrolling, most commonly for military service.
   • To insert, to put up (e.g., an advertisement): A specific application, meaning to place or publish something like an ad in a designated space.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To publish):
  • Bài báo đó đã được đăng trên tạp chí khoa học. (That article was published in the scientific journal.)
  • Tin tức mới nhất luôn được đăng trên trang chủ của báo. (The latest news is always posted on the newspaper's homepage.)
• Verb (To register/enlist):
  • Ông nội tôi đăng lính khi ông mới mười tám tuổi. (My grandfather enlisted in the army when he was just eighteen.)
• Verb (To insert/advertise):
  • Công ty quyết định đăng quảng cáo trên báo để tiếp cận khách hàng. (The company decided to place an advertisement in the newspaper to reach customers.)

Advanced Usage

• "đăng ký": to register, to sign up. (Note: This is a compound word listed separately as a variant).
• "đăng đàn": to mount the platform (to speak), often used in formal or historical contexts for giving a speech.
  • Nhà diễn thuyết tự tin đăng đàn. (The orator confidently mounted the platform to speak.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đăng ký (verb): to register, to sign up (for a class, service, etc.).
  • Sinh viên cần đăng ký môn học trước kỳ học mới. (Students need to register for courses before the new semester.)
• Đăng tải (verb): to upload, to post (content online).
  • Anh ấy thường xuyên đăng tải video lên mạng xã hội. (He frequently uploads videos to social media.)
• Bài đăng (noun): a post, a published piece (online or in print).
  • Bài đăng của cô ấy nhận được rất nhiều lượt thích. (Her post received many likes.)

Synonyms

• Công bố (verb): to announce, to make public.
• Phát hành (verb): to issue, to distribute (publications).
• Ghi danh (verb): to enroll, to sign up (for registration meaning).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• đăng lên: to post up, to put up (on a surface or online).
  • Hãy đăng lịch trình lên bảng thông báo. (Please post the schedule on the notice board.)
• đăng xuất: to log out (of an account). (Antonym of "đăng nhập" - to log in).
  • Nhớ đăng xuất khỏi tài khoản khi sử dụng máy tính công cộng. (Remember to log out of your account when using a public computer.)

Related Idioms

• Tham đó bỏ đăng: (Literally: Greedy for the fish trap, abandon the fish weir) An idiom meaning to be fickle, to abandon the old for the new, or to fail to see the value in what one already has. This idiom uses the traditional meaning of "đăng" as a fishing weir.
• Mấy đời sứa vượt qua đăng: (Literally: Since when can a jellyfish pass through a weir?) An idiom meaning something is impossible or highly unlikely to happen.

verb

1. to insert; to put
   • đăng quảng cáo trên báo
     to advertise in a paper