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usher in

usher in verb: to announce the arrival of something; to herald.

Verb

usher in (third-person singular simple present ushers in, present participle ushering in, simple past and past participle ushered in)

  1. To announce the arrival of something; to herald.
    • Defeat 12 months ago away to the same opponents signalled the end of John Toshack's reign as Wales manager, ushering in first caretaker Brian Flynn and then current boss Gary Speed.2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC
  2. To begin something with preparatory material; to introduce.
    • It ushered in a whole new era.
    • The war-torn first half of the 20th century, together with the railway grouping of 1923, ushered in further austerity in design.2021 October 20, Dr Joseph Brennan, “A key part of our diverse railway heritage”, in RAIL, number 942, page 56

Forms of usher in

third-person singular presentushers in
present participleushering in
past participleushered in
pastushered in

Questions about usher in

What does usher in mean?
Usher in means to announce the arrival of something; to herald.
What part of speech is usher in?
Usher in is a verb.
What is the past tense of usher in?
The past tense of usher in is ushered in.

Words near usher in in the dictionary

  1. Ushaw Moor
  2. ushe
  3. ushed
  4. Usheen
  5. usher
  6. usher in
  7. Usher syndrome
  8. usherance
  9. usherdom
  10. ushered
  11. ushered in

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