to usher in
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4.6
- phrasal verb
- /ˈʌʃər ɪn/
:
inaugurar
- The scientist who discovered him believed this power would usher in a new era for humanity.
- usher in an era
- usher in a new era
- usher in a period
So she ushered in an era of secrecy.
- So she ushered in an era of secrecy.
- And indeed, his death would usher in a period of incredibly rapid expansion.
- Now Hertz couldn't see the future he had ushered in, he said.
- We lost academic freedom and we ushered in peer review, which was a disaster.
- And you see a, a change of consciousness that is ushered in.
- So hey, you could be that next best thing, that next best choice that could usher in new change.
- This was a cataclysmic event and it ushered in successive crises in the Western Empire, the Western Empire, that would lead to its collapse.
- Trump's trillions have ushered in an era of the very thing he swore to defeat, populist socialism.
- That new leadership was found in May, whose sole purpose was to usher in a new EU less era for the UK.
- I'm Indy Nidel The clash between dreams of new futures and hopes to return to a lost pass ushers in the new decade.
- And then that then either ushers in back the normal era of quantitative easing or we potentially reignite inflation by doing so.
Examples
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The last half of the twentieth century ushered in a phenomenal number of inventions and discoveries.
Academic text (2012) -
We were taking questions about, you know, will the new Star Wars movie usher in an era of practical effects?
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So hey, you could be that next best thing, that next best choice that could usher in new change.
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We are here to usher in a new era without violence.
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Her accession to the throne ushered in a period of real excitement for the Spanish theater.
Academic text (1993) -
Abbas' victory ushered in a new era, with a clear Palestinian commitment to peaceful negotiations.
Academic text (2011) -
On behalf of the United States of America... ...the signing of this treaty will usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity... ...and cooperation between our two great nations.
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The eruption of the Intifada in December 1987 ushered in a new stage in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
Academic text (1996) -
He hoped the removal of President Luthor... would usher in a new era of peace and tranquility.
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The new policy will usher in a long-awaited period of reform in the education system.
Synonyms
692
2.9
Introduce a new person or thing into a group
520
2.1
To bring a new person, idea, or thing into a group
426
4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
32
6.3
To officially begin something, often in a ceremony
1
6.7
To show or announce the start of a big change
1
6.0
Show that something important is coming
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'usher' means to lead and 'in' indicates into or toward; combined they form a compositional sense of 'lead into' or 'bring about the start of' which maps directly onto the MWE meaning. This motion/causation pattern (lead + in = begin/introduce) is a standard, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Usher in comes from the idea of an usher, a person who guides guests into a room, and the word in shows moving something inside. So, to usher in a new era or change is like leading it into place, meaning 'to start' or 'to bring about'.