Herald - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈherəld|
Brit.
|ˈher(ə)ld|
noun
- (formal) a person who announces important news (syn: trumpeter)
the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone (syn: forerunner, harbinger, precursor, predecessor)verb
- foreshadow or presage (syn: announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger)
- praise vociferously (syn: acclaim, hail)
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully (syn: hail)
- praise vociferously (syn: acclaim, hail)
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully (syn: hail)
Extra examples
The early flowers are heralds of spring.
Mercury was the herald of the Roman gods.
Rain heralds the arrival of spring.
The technology heralded a new age of space exploration.
A flash of lightning heralded torrential rain.
Flashing blue lights heralded the arrival of the police.
When it opened, the hospital was heralded as a new way forward in nursing care.
...my herald of the morn is my cat, sticking his paw in my face to wake me up...
The king's herald walked before.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: herald
he/she/it: heralds
present participle: heralding
past tense: heralded
past participle: heralded
I/you/we/they: herald
he/she/it: heralds
present participle: heralding
past tense: heralded
past participle: heralded
noun
singular: herald
plural: heralds
singular: herald
plural: heralds
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