herald

Universal Words verb, noun verb [VN] (written) 1 to be a sign that sth is going to happen: These talks could herald a new era of peace * She felt a dull ache in her right temple, heralding a migraine. 2 ~ sb/sth (as sth) [oftenpassive] to say in public that sb/sth is good or important: The report is being heralded as a blueprint for the future of transport. noun 1 something that shows that sth else is going to happen soon: The government claims that the fall in unemployment is the herald of economic recovery. * I think of primroses as the heralds of spring. 2 (in the past) a person who carried messages from a ruler