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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
