to herald the arrival
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6.0
- phrasal verb
:
anunciar la llegada
- As the first snowflakes fell, they heralded the arrival of winter in the city.
Examples
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A wavering light heralded the arrival of Mary Jo, carrying a flashlight in one hand and balancing a tray in the other.
Fiction book (1992) -
Popular, the opposition heralded the arrival of a joyful, sunny future and an end to the dark storm of the authoritarian era.
Academic text (1991) -
My Half of the Sky heralds the arrival of a fantastic new storyteller.
Blog text (12) -
They herald the arrival of the rains and the beginning of a new year.
Academic text (1994) -
The roar of the crowd heralded the arrival of momentous times.
Fiction book (2001) -
"He might have said more, but at that moment Humphrey's discreet knock heralded the arrival of tea and scones.
Fiction book (1991) -
In fact, the urban-realm model proved prescient in heralding the arrival of a new, fully decentralized urban geography in the late twentieth-century United States.
Academic text (1999) -
In the Gdansk shipyard strike that heralded the arrival of Solidarity, a policy of strict temperance was enforced to project an image of "calm, moderation, and discipline."
Academic text (2010) -
39. Citing the president's corruption, inefficiency, and undemocratic behavior, Peralta heralded the arrival of military antipolitics to Guatemala.
Academic text (2001) -
The sound of the trumpet heralded the arrival of the king at the grand festival.
Synonyms
138
3.0
To show that something exists or may happen
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3.9
To show that something will happen soon, often by a sign you notice
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5.5
To announce that something important is happening or will happen
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4.6
To start something new, like a new era or event
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8.4
To show that something, often bad, will probably happen
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6.7
To show or announce the start of a big change
Antonyms
How Announced
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6.0
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1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to announce or signal the coming of something' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'herald' (to announce/foreshadow) with 'arrival' (the action of coming), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. The article 'the' is semantically light here and the construction matches common cross-linguistic patterns for announcing an event, reinforcing its transparency.
Etymology
Herald the arrival comes from the old job of a herald, a messenger who blew a trumpet or carried a banner to announce a king or important guest. So, to herald the arrival means 'to announce' or 'to show that something new is coming'.