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HARBINGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harbinger mean?
• HARBINGER (noun)
The noun HARBINGER has 1 sense:
1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Familiarity information: HARBINGER used as a noun is very rare.
• HARBINGER (verb)
The verb HARBINGER has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: HARBINGER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
forerunner; harbinger; herald; precursor; predecessor
Hypernyms ("harbinger" is a kind of...):
indicant; indication (something that serves to indicate or suggest)
Derivation:
harbinger (foreshadow or presage)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: harbingered
Past participle: harbingered
-ing form: harbingering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Foreshadow or presage
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
announce; annunciate; foretell; harbinger; herald
Hypernyms (to "harbinger" is one way to...):
tell (let something be known)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
harbinger (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
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