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herald

/ herald /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(formal) a person who announces important news
"the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
Type of:
messenger courier
Derived:
trumpet
Domain:
formality
verb Sense 2
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Type of:
greet recognize recognise
Derived:
hail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
an indication of the approach of something or someone
Type of:
indication indicant
Derived:
announce annunciate harbinger foretell
verb Sense 4
praise vociferously
"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
Type of:
applaud
Derived:
acclaim acclamation plaudits plaudit eclat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
foreshadow or presage
Type of:
tell
Derived:
harbinger forerunner precursor annunciator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
3
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messenger courier greet recognize recognise indication indicant applaud tell