This is the 13176th most frequent Polish word.
ogłaszał
"Ogłaszał" means "was announcing" or "announced."
Ogłaszał here is used in the past tense to indicate an ongoing action of announcing within a specific past context.
Wczoraj ogłaszał wyniki konkursu.
Yesterday, he was announcing the competition results.
The verb shows a repetitive or habitual action of making announcements in the past.
Ogłaszał wszędzie swoje plany na przyszłość.
He was announcing his plans for the future everywhere.
The verb is used to describe an act performed by 'a voice' as the subject in a narrative past context.