English to Afrikaans Meaning of harbinger - voorloper

Harbinger :

voorloper

noun

ambassadeur, pionier, voorloper, voorhoede

Harbinger :: voorloperHarbingers :: harbingers

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Definitions of harbinger in English

Noun(1) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Verb(1) foreshadow or presage

Examples of harbinger in English

(1) In this way, Wislicenus stands as a harbinger of a physical chemical, mechanistic approach to organic structure.(2) these works were not yet opera, but they were the most important harbinger of opera(3) The Nasdaq correction is a major signal, but not the harbinger of disaster.(4) these works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera(5) One might take him as a premature harbinger of cultural studies, but for his important flaw of attachment to art.(6) Last Sunday I heard the unmistakable sound of the first cuckoo, traditional harbinger of a spring election.(7) It's the first crack of the bat that's the true harbinger of spring.(8) Everyone spoke about the heat, not really sure if it was a springtime anomaly or a harbinger of summer.(9) It's just that its call is the harbinger of spring - a signal to start chucking chlorine into the swimming pool.(10) The huge rally in the bond market last Thursday, in spite of renewed dollar weakness, could be a harbinger of something very important.(11) IBM's warning last week was one of several negative signals from the industry and may be a harbinger of the earnings reports to come.(12) Those examples of working across different media are the most important to understand, as they are the harbinger of the future.(13) Monday's rallies would be important only if they are a harbinger of much bigger and more confrontational demonstrations down the road.(14) Here in Minnesota, we've seen some harbingers of spring too, albeit on a slower schedule - slush in the streets, dirty cars, shrinking snowpiles.(15) Despite the harbingers of doom the demand for electricity in Ireland continues to increase, Mr McManus told the Cork Chamber of Commerce business breakfast in association with the Irish Examiner.(16) The most obvious harbingers of a life running off the rails - drugs, booze, gambling - don't seem to have figured in Rondestvedt's downfall.

Related Phrases of harbinger

Related Phrases of harbinger

Synonyms

Noun

1. herald ::

Herald

2. sign ::

teken

3. indication ::

aanduiding

4. signal ::

sein

5. portent ::

teken

6. omen ::

teken

7. augury ::

vir teken

8. forewarning ::

forewarning

9. presage ::

vir gevoel

10. forerunner ::

voorloper

11. precursor ::

voorloper

12. messenger ::

boodskapper

13. foretoken ::

beduiden

Verb

14. announce ::

kondig

15. foretell ::

voorspel

16. annunciate ::

aankondigen

17. herald ::

Herald

Different Forms

harbinger, harbingers

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