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HARBINGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonyms:
forerunner; harbinger; herald; precursor; predecessor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("harbinger" is a kind of...):
indicant; indication (something that serves to indicate or suggest)
Derivation:
harbinger (foreshadow or presage)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they harbinger
... he / she / it harbingers
Past simple: harbingered
-ing form: harbingering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
announce; annunciate; foretell; harbinger; herald
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
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)