heralded

«heralded» in Mova's school dictionary: Was a sign that something was coming — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (herald, heralds, heralded, heralding) — past tense and past participle; adjective (heralded)

meaning for a pupil

1) Was a sign that something was coming. tree →

2) Announced loudly or welcomed publicly. tree →

3) (adjective, much-heralded) Talked about with great excitement before it happened. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in history and news: «the invention heralded a new age», «the much-heralded new stadium». In stories trumpets heralded the arrival of the king or queen, as when the Queen of Hearts came to the croquet ground with her procession.

examples

• Trumpets heralded the arrival of the King and Queen of Hearts. tree →
• The first swallows heralded the summer. tree →
• The steam train heralded a new age of travel. tree →
• The much-heralded film turned out to be boring. tree →
• A loud crack of thunder heralded the storm. tree →
• The arrival of the internet heralded great changes. tree →

note

Past form of «herald». «Much-heralded» = widely talked about in advance; it can sound slightly ironic if the thing disappoints. Similar: announced, signalled, foreshadowed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «heralded» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.