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| Main Entry: |
herald
 [her-uhld] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring message |
| Synonyms: | advertise, announce, ballyhoo, broadcast, declare, forerun, foretoken, harbinger, indicate, pave the way, portend, precede, preindicate, presage, proclaim, promise, publicize, publish, show, tout, trumpet, usher in |
| Main Entry: | announce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare arrival |
| Synonyms: | augur, forebode, forecast, forerun, foreshow, foretell, harbinger, herald, indicate, portend, predict, presage, signal, signify |
| Notes: | to announce is to make known publicly; to pronounce is to declare officially or formally |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, hide, withhold |
| Main Entry: | augur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict; be an omen of |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, bespeak, bode, call it, call the shots, crystal-ball, figure out, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, psych out, read, signify, soothsay |
Example Sentences
- Together, the records' cerebral noise heralded the return of epic concept rock for the digital age.
- It was heralded by local press as one of the few tech success stories, as many other tech-based companies floundered.
- In any event, the rebels' heralded push to the west has slowed right down.
| Main Entry: | greet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | welcome |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, meet, move to, nod, pay respects, receive, recognize, roll out the red carpet, salaam, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | say farewell, say goodbye |
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known; present |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advance, air, announce, bring out, bring up, broach, come out with, do the honors, familiarize, fix up, get things rolling, get together, give introduction, harbinger*, herald, kick off, knock down, lead into, lead off, moot, offer, open, open up, originate, pave the way, precede, preface, propose, put forward, recommend, set forth, spring with, start ball rolling, submit, suggest, usher, ventilate |
| Antonyms: | close, end, finish, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | signify, convey |
| Synonyms: | add up, adumbrate, allude, allude to, argue, attest, augur, betoken, connote, denote, designate, determine, drive at, express, foreshadow, foretell, herald, hint at, imply, import, indicate, intimate, involve, name, point to, portend, presage, promise, purport, represent, say, speak of, spell, stand for, suggest, symbolize, tell the meaning of, touch on |
| Main Entry: | notify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, air, alert, announce, apprise, assert, blazon, brief, broadcast, cable, caution, circulate, clue in, convey, cue, debrief, declare, disclose, disseminate, divulge, enlighten, express, fill in, give, herald, hint, let in on, let know, make known, mention, pass out, post, proclaim, promulgate, publish, radio, report, reveal, send word, speak, spread, state, suggest, talk, teach, telephone, tell, tip off, vent, warn, wire, wise up, write |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, suppress |
| Main Entry: | portend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | foreshadow, indicate |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, augur, be in the cards, bespeak, betoken, bode, call*, crystal-ball, forebode, forecast, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, hint, omen, point to, predict, premonish, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, read, see coming, threaten, warn of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | precede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go ahead of |
| Synonyms: | antecede, antedate, anticipate, be ahead of, come first, forerun, foreshadow, go before, go in advance, guide, harbinger, have a head start, head, head up, herald, in space, introduce, lead, light the way, outrank, pace, pave the way, pioneer, predate, preexist, preface, presage, rank, ring in, run ahead, scout, take precedence, time, usher |
| Antonyms: | follow, go after |
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