noun
herald
HEH-ruhld
noun
1
A person or thing that announces or signals that something is coming.
"The first daffodils are a herald of spring."
"A messenger arrived as a herald of the king's decision."
verb
1
To announce or signal that something is about to happen.
"The company's new product was heralded as a breakthrough."
"Dark clouds heralded the coming storm."
How to Use Herald
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone or something that announces good or bad news to come.
Common pairings
herald a new era
herald the arrival of
a herald of change
Word Forms
heralded past tense, heralds plural, Heralds plural, heralds singular
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Etymology
From Old French heraut, ultimately from a Germanic word combining "army" with a root meaning "to have power" — the same root gives us the names Harold and Harald.