harbinger

²harbinger

verb

Definition of HARBINGER

transitive verb

: to be a harbinger of : presage

Examples of HARBINGER

1. <the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession>

First Known Use of HARBINGER

1646

Related to HARBINGER

Synonyms: adumbrate, forerun, foreshadow, herald, prefigure

Related Words: anticipate, foreknow, foresee; forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy; forewarn; augur, bode, forebode (also forbode), portend, presage, promise; allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

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