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ushered in

ushered in is the simple past and past participle of usher in.

Meaning of usher in

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.

Questions about ushered in

What is ushered in the simple past and past participle of?
Ushered in is the simple past and past participle of usher in.

Words near ushered in in the dictionary

  1. usher in
  2. Usher syndrome
  3. usherance
  4. usherdom
  5. ushered
  6. ushered in
  7. usherer
  8. usherers
  9. usheress
  10. usheresses
  11. usherette

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