herald1 verbherald2 noun
heraldher‧ald1 /ˈherəld/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Verb TableVERB TABLE
herald
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | herald |
| he, she, it | heralds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | heralded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have heralded |
| he, she, it | has heralded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had heralded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will herald |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have heralded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am heralding |
| he, she, it | is heralding | |
| you, we, they | are heralding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was heralding |
| you, we, they | were heralding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been heralding |
| he, she, it | has been heralding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been heralding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be heralding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been heralding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- His prosecution perhaps heralds an end to the systematic corruption that has stained this government's reputation.
- In February, the first storks arrive, heralding spring.
- Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
- The sound of bagpipes heralded the return of the hometown hero.
- What changes do the attacks herald for everyday life in the US?
- Among numerous accomplishments, he ushered in the Jazz Age and heralded the fabled Harlem Renaissance.
- Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
- The eventual interracial mix will herald the success of that process.
- To dread the slightest sneeze or cough that might herald the onset of polio or tuberculosis.
- Years ago in Los Angeles, she mailed out wedding announcements to herald its purchase.
Longman Language Activatorto show that something is going to happen► mean
Collocations to be a sign that something is very likely to happen: · Dark clouds usually mean rain.mean (that): · High interest rates and high inflation mean a recession is not far away.· His new responsibilities at work mean Leroy will rarely see his children.take something to mean (that) (=believe that something is a sign of something): · Stein took off his glasses and rested his head on the back of the chair. I took this to mean that he wasn't going to say any more.
► spell if a situation or action spells trouble, problems etc, it makes you expect that something bad will happen, because there are clear signs that it will: · No one thinks this could spell the closure of the firm, but things could be better.· Out-of-town retail developments often spell the death of independent high street shops.
► bode well/ill formal to be a sign that something good or bad is likely to happen in the future: · Gandalf's late arrival did not bode well.bode well/ill for: · The drop in profits bodes ill for Japan's semiconductor industry.· The high early viewing figures bode well for writers Lane and Harvey, who hope to achieve network success.
► herald to be a sign that something is going to happen soon, especially something important - used especially in literature or newspapers: · In February, the first storks arrive, heralding spring.· What changes do the attacks herald for everyday life in the US?· His prosecution perhaps heralds an end to the systematic corruption that has stained this government's reputation.herald something as: · Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► arrival
1to be a sign of something that is going to come or happen soon: · But a great noise outside heralds the arrival of the Liberation Army.· A hacking cough from the porch heralded the arrival of Nancy Little and the Doctor.· A blast of superheated rock fragments heralded the Doctor's arrival into a huge circular chamber.· Jennifer already knew that such a meeting nearly always heralded the arrival of a secret visitor - usually a priest.
► end· According to Danto this heralded the end of art.· The charges brought against Raul Salinas were supposed to herald the end of impunity for powerful politicians and equal justice for everyone.
► era· Of course it did herald a new era ... in the second division.
► start· His decision to purchase the mill heralded the start of a thorough and extensive process of restoration.· This undramatic event witness by some 40 or 50 people, heralded the start of a new era for lifeboats.· Living with the family Bringing the baby back home to the family heralds the start of another sort of life.
A flash of lightning heralded torrential rain. Flashing blue lights heralded the arrival of the police.2to say publicly that someone or something will be good or importantbe heralded as something When it opened, the hospital was heralded as a new way forward in nursing care.herald1 verbherald2 noun
heraldherald2 noun Word OriginWORD ORIGINherald2
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French heraultEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- And they, the despised and rejected of the earth, were both its beneficiaries and its heralds.
- As children, she and her sister Ruth had reckoned the first outing to pick primroses as the true herald of spring.
- Gandhi the general, Tagore the herald.
- Henry despatched his royal herald, Rouge Croix, in return.
- No one wants to be the bearer of bad tidings, or the herald of impending doom.
WORD SETS► History
1[countable] someone who carried messages from a ruler in the past2herald of something a sign that something is soon going to happen: age, nounallied, adjectivebarbarian, nounbaroque, adjectivebarrow, nounbattlements, nounbestiary, nounbiography, nounBlack Death, the, bloodletting, nounchivalry, nouncircus, nounclassical, adjectivecolony, nounconquistador, noundolmen, noundominion, noundoublet, noundragoon, nounducking stool, noundunce's cap, nounEdwardian, adjectiveElizabethan, adjectiveepoch, nounera, nounfeudalism, nounforum, noungalleon, noungalley, noungenealogy, noungladiator, nounGraeco-, prefixGrecian, adjectiveGreco-, prefixHellene, nounHellenic, adjectiveherald, nounhighwayman, nounhistorian, nounhistoric, adjectivehistorical, adjectiveIce Age, nounindustrial archaeology, nounIndustrial Revolution, the, nouninterwar, adjectiveIron Curtain, the, Jacobite, nounlocal history, nounlord, nounmedieval, adjectiveMoorish, adjectiveNorman, adjectiveNorse, adjectivepage, nounpageant, nounpaladin, nounpalimpsest, nounpapyrus, nounparchment, nounpatrician, adjectivepennon, nounperiod piece, nounprehistoric, adjectiveprehistory, nounquarterstaff, nounredcoat, nounreeve, nounRegency, adjectiveRomano-, prefixromanticism, nountime capsule, nounTudor, adjectiveVictorian, adjectiveVictorian, nounWhig, nounzeitgeist, noun
a bowl of daffodils, the first bright heralds of spring