C1verbformalmedia
US/ˈher.əld/
UK/ˈher.əld/
to be a sign that something is about to happen; also, to praise something publicly as important
In context
The first cold wind heralds the start of winter in Hanoi.
The invention of printing heralded a new age of reading.
The album was heralded as the best of the decade.
Words that go with herald
verb + noun
- herald a new eraSmartphones heralded a new era in photography.
- herald the startPeach blossoms herald the start of Tet.
- herald the arrivalSwallows herald the arrival of spring.
verb + preposition
- heralded asThe young striker is heralded as the next big star.
adverb + verb
- widely heraldedThe widely heralded reform achieved very little.