herald
UK/ˈhɛɹəld/
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Australia/ˈheɹəld/
herald noun: a messenger, especially one bringing important news. Also the alternative form of hareld.
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
- Synonyms:
- bode
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- Daffodils and robins are heralds of Spring.
- An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
- Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.
- Synonyms:
- pursuivant
- A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
- New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used.
Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which...1951 February 24, Billboard, page 52
- New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used.
Verb
herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)
- To proclaim or announce an event.
- Daffodils herald the Spring.
- Then, some five miles north of Bolna, the entry into the Arctic is heralded by a long blast on the whistle of the engine. The Arctic Circle is marked by a sign on the east side of the line.1957 August, H. A. Vallance, “By Rail to the Norwegian Arctic”, in Railway Magazine, page 574
- Synonyms:
- disclose, make known, announce, forerun, blare, declare, impart, publish, proclaim, promulgate
- To greet something with excitement; to hail.
- The film was heralded by critics.
Proper noun capitalized: Herald
Herald (plural Heralds)
Also used as
herald is also the alternative form of hareld.
herald meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
herald in Hindi
- हेराल्ड
herald in Tamil
- ஹெரால்ட்
herald in Marathi
- हेराल्ड
herald in Urdu
- ہیرالڈ
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- herald in Bengali
- হেরাল্ড
- herald in Telugu
- హెరాల్డ్
- herald in Malayalam
- ഹെറാൾഡ്
- herald in Kannada
- ಹೆರಾಲ್ಡ್
- herald in Punjabi
- ਹੈਰਲਡ, ਹੇਰਾਲਡ
- herald in Gujarati
- હેરાલ્ડ
- herald in Nepali
- हेराल्ड, हेराल्ड गर्न
- herald in Arabic
- بَشِير bašīr, مُبَشِّر mubaššir
- herald in Indonesian
- bentara
- herald in Persian
- جلویز jalviz, قاصد qāsed, پیک peyk
- herald in Myanmar
- သံတော်ဆင့် samtauhcang.
Examples of herald in a sentence
- The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
- The blazoning of the knights' shields was done by heralds.
- More than any other episode to date, “The Last Of The Starks” heralds Daenerys’ heel turn.
Synonyms of herald
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Forms of herald
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | heralds |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | heralds |
| present participle | heralding |
| past participle | heralded |
| past | heralded |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Heralds |
Origin of herald
From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
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Questions about herald
- What does herald mean?
- Herald means a messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- What is herald in Hindi?
- Herald in Hindi is हेराल्ड. See Herald meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is herald?
- Herald can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce herald?
- Herald is pronounced /ˈhɛɹəld/ (UK).
- What is the plural of herald?
- The plural of herald is heralds.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: herald (page history and authors); Herald (page history and authors); herald (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herald (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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