Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to herald
Participle: heralded
Gerund: heralding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | herald |
| you | herald |
| he;she;it | heralds |
| we | herald |
| you | herald |
| they | herald |
Perfect
| I | have heralded |
| you | have heralded |
| he;she;it | has heralded |
| we | have heralded |
| you | have heralded |
| they | have heralded |
Past
| I | heralded |
| you | heralded |
| he;she;it | heralded |
| we | heralded |
| you | heralded |
| they | heralded |
Pluperfect
| I | had heralded |
| you | had heralded |
| he;she;it | had heralded |
| we | had heralded |
| you | had heralded |
| they | had heralded |
Future
| I | will herald |
| you | will herald |
| he;she;it | will herald |
| we | will herald |
| you | will herald |
| they | will herald |
Future Perfect
| I | will have heralded |
| you | will have heralded |
| he;she;it | will have heralded |
| we | will have heralded |
| you | will have heralded |
| they | will have heralded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | herald |
| you | herald |
| he;she;it | herald |
| we | herald |
| you | herald |
| they | herald |
Perfect
| I | have heralded |
| you | have heralded |
| he;she;it | have heralded |
| we | have heralded |
| you | have heralded |
| they | have heralded |
Imperfect
| I | heralded |
| you | heralded |
| he;she;it | heralded |
| we | heralded |
| you | heralded |
| they | heralded |
Pluperfect
| I | had heralded |
| you | had heralded |
| he;she;it | had heralded |
| we | had heralded |
| you | had heralded |
| they | had heralded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would herald |
| you | would herald |
| he;she;it | would herald |
| we | would herald |
| you | would herald |
| they | would herald |
Perfect
| I | would have heralded |
| you | would have heralded |
| he;she;it | would have heralded |
| we | would have heralded |
| you | would have heralded |
| they | would have heralded |
Imperative
| you | herald |
| we | Let's herald |
| you | herald |
Verbs conjugated like 'herald'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'herald'
heald,
emerald,
head,
heal,
heeld,
herd,
abraid,
aerate,
bald,
bead,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1276 (in Anglo-Latin), "messenger, envoy," from Anglo-Fr. heraud, from O.Fr. heraut, hiraut, perhaps from Frank. *hariwald "commander of an army," from P.Gmc. *kharjaz "army" (from PIE root *koro- "war") + *wald- "to command, rule" (see wield). The form fits, but the sense evolution is difficult to explain, unless in ref. to the chief officer of a tournament, who introduced knights and made decisions on rules. The verb is c.1384, from the noun. Heraldry "art of arms and armorial bearings" is first recorded 1390, as heraldy, from O.Fr. hiraudie, from hiraut, originally "heralds collectively." The spelling with -r- is attested from 1572 (cf. poetry, pedantry).
2. From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
Sample Sentences
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Daffodils herald the Spring.
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Then, some five miles north of Bolna, the entry into the Arctic is heralded by a long blast on the whistle of the engine. The Arctic Circle is marked by a sign on the east side of the line. [1957 August 26, H. A. Vallance, “By Rail to the Norwegian Arctic”, in Railway Magazine, page 574:]
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Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century. [2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:]
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The film was heralded by critics.