herald
🇺🇸
/ˈherəld/
🇬🇧
/ˈherəld/
verb
R
to be a sign that something is about to happen
The first robin of spring heralds the arrival of warmer weather.
R
to announce publicly that someone or something is good or important
Critics herald this new film as a masterpiece of modern cinema.
noun
R
something that shows something else is coming soon
The first snowfall is often the herald of winter's arrival.
R
a person who carried messages and announcements for a ruler
The king's herald announced the royal decree to the gathered crowd.
translation
to be a sign that something is about to happen; to announce publicly that someone or something is good or important
something that shows something else is coming soon; a person who carried messages and announcements for a ruler
Word Forms
3rd Present
heralds
Past
heralded
Perfect
heralded
Progressive
heralding
Plural
heralds