harbinger

har·bin·ger

H0056100 (här′bĭn-jər)n. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.tr.v. har·bin·gered, har·bin·ger·ing, har·bin·gers To signal the approach of; presage.

---

[Middle English herbengar, person sent ahead to arrange lodgings, from Old French herbergeor, from herbergier, to provide lodging for, from herberge, lodging, of Germanic origin; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]

harbinger

(ˈhɑːbɪndʒə) n1. a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something; forerunner2. (Historical Terms) obsolete a person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for themvb (tr) to announce the approach or arrival of[C12: from Old French herbergere, from herberge lodging, from Old Saxon heriberga; compare Old High German heriberga army shelter; see harry, borough]

har•bin•ger

(ˈhɑr bɪn dʒər)

n. 1. one that announces or foreshadows the approach of someone or something; forerunner; herald. 2. a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations. v.t. 3. to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of. [1125–75; late Middle English herbenger, alter. of Middle English herbegere, dissimilated variant of Old French herberg(i)ere host =herberg(ier) to shelter (< Germanic; see harbor) + -iere -er²]

harbinger

- Originally, one who provided lodging or acted as a host.See also related terms for host.

harbinger

Past participle: harbingered
Gerund: harbingering

Imperative
harbinger
harbinger

Present
I harbinger
you harbinger
he/she/it harbingers
we harbinger
you harbinger
they harbinger

Preterite
I harbingered
you harbingered
he/she/it harbingered
we harbingered
you harbingered
they harbingered

Present Continuous
I am harbingering
you are harbingering
he/she/it is harbingering
we are harbingering
you are harbingering
they are harbingering

Present Perfect
I have harbingered
you have harbingered
he/she/it has harbingered
we have harbingered
you have harbingered
they have harbingered

Past Continuous
I was harbingering
you were harbingering
he/she/it was harbingering
we were harbingering
you were harbingering
they were harbingering

Past Perfect
I had harbingered
you had harbingered
he/she/it had harbingered
we had harbingered
you had harbingered
they had harbingered

Future
I will harbinger
you will harbinger
he/she/it will harbinger
we will harbinger
you will harbinger
they will harbinger

Future Perfect
I will have harbingered
you will have harbingered
he/she/it will have harbingered
we will have harbingered
you will have harbingered
they will have harbingered

Future Continuous
I will be harbingering
you will be harbingering
he/she/it will be harbingering
we will be harbingering
you will be harbingering
they will be harbingering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been harbingering
you have been harbingering
he/she/it has been harbingering
we have been harbingering
you have been harbingering
they have been harbingering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been harbingering
you will have been harbingering
he/she/it will have been harbingering
we will have been harbingering
you will have been harbingering
they will have been harbingering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been harbingering
you had been harbingering
he/she/it had been harbingering
we had been harbingering
you had been harbingering
they had been harbingering

Conditional
I would harbinger
you would harbinger
he/she/it would harbinger
we would harbinger
you would harbinger
they would harbinger

Past Conditional
I would have harbingered
you would have harbingered
he/she/it would have harbingered
we would have harbingered
you would have harbingered
they would have harbingered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harbinger - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someoneforerunner, herald, predecessor, precursorindicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
Verb	1.	harbinger - foreshadow or presage annunciate, foretell, herald, announcetell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

harbinger

noun (Literary) sign, indication, herald, messenger, omen, precursor, forerunner, portent, foretoken a harbinger of winter

harbinger

nounOne that indicates or announces someone or something to come:forerunner, foreshadower, herald, precursor, presager.

Translations

messaggeroprecursorepresagireannunciareforieroaankondigenvoorbodeinnvarsle