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Meanings of herald in English

Catalan
herald
Spanish
precursor

Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.

        herald
        Portuguese
        prever
        Catalan
        anunciar
        Spanish
        presagiar

        Foreshadow or presage.

              prever
              Portuguese
              saudar
              Catalan
              rebre
              Spanish
              aclamar

              Praise vociferously.

                    saudar
                    Russian
                    герольд
                    Portuguese
                    arauto
                    Spanish
                    heraldo
                    Catalan
                    herald

                    Historical profession.

                          Related terms
                          герольд
                          Usage of herald in English
                          1
                          The benchmarking process should herald progress on modernisation in the education sector.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          They say the red comet is a herald of a new age.
                          A clash of kings
                          3
                          The Year of the Dragon may herald firey times for China .
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Analysts said the government exit could herald a recovery at the bank.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Ed Miliband had hoped that 2008 would herald a social democratic moment.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          Defeat of Islamic State in Raqqa may herald wider struggle for U.S.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          It may herald a rightward swing at home and less EU unity.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          The herald of the Scots demanded the immediate surrender of the place.
                          The Scottish Chiefs
                          9
                          The negotiations herald the likely publication of the Cregan commission's interim report.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          He adopted the important air of a herald in red and gold.
                          The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
                          11
                          And yet markets fear the succession could herald prolonged instability in Thailand.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          Mar met him with a countenance, the herald of a dreadful matter.
                          The Scottish Chiefs
                          13
                          So the herald took them clean from the hill of the citadel.
                          Stories From Livy
                          14
                          Thus he spoke; but the old man feared, and awoke the herald.
                          The Iliad of Homer (1873)
                          15
                          Champagne corks popped to herald Skylight at Project in Dublin this week.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          Done successfully, it may herald a revolution in sport for gender equality.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for herald
                          Herald through the time
                          Herald across language varieties
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