Harbinger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

foreshadow or presage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹbɪndʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːbɪndʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːbɪndʒə/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹbɪndʒɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

herald forerunner predecessor annunciate foretell precursor announce

Parts of Speech

noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
verb	foreshadow or presage

Word Forms

harbinger	verb	foreshadow or presage
herald	verb	foreshadow or presage
annunciator	noun	an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
harbinger	noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
herald	noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorbote

etwas, das der Annäherung von etwas oder jemandem vorausgeht und darauf hinweist

🇫🇷French

présage

quelque chose qui précède et indique l'approche de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

heraldo

algo que precede e indica el acercamiento de algo o alguien

🇮🇹Italian

presagio

qualcosa che precede e indica l'avvicinarsi di qualcosa o qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

voorbode

iets dat voorafgaat aan en de nadering van iets of iemand aangeeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

prenúncio

algo que precede e indica a aproximação de algo ou alguém

🇷🇺Russian

предвестник

нечто, что предшествует и указывает на приближение чего-либо или кого-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अग्र-दूत

कुछ ऐसा जो पहले आता हो और किसी चीज़ या किसी व्यक्ति के दृष्टिकोण को इंगित करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্রয়দাতা

এমন কিছু যা পূর্ববর্তী এবং কিছু বা কারও দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

ஏதாவது அல்லது ஒருவரின் அணுகுமுறைக்கு முந்திய மற்றும் குறிக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

హర్బింగర్

ఏదైనా లేదా ఎవరైనా యొక్క విధానాన్ని ముందుగా మరియు సూచించే విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

हार्बिंगर

एखादी गोष्ट जी आधी असते आणि एखाद्याचा किंवा एखाद्याचा दृष्टीकोन दर्शवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

હરબિંગર

કંઈક કે જે આગળ આવે છે અને કંઈક અથવા કોઈના અભિગમને સૂચવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ಸೂಚಕ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻതൂക്കം

എന്തെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും സമീപനത്തിന് മുമ്പുള്ളതും സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുമായ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਰਬਿੰਗਰ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاربنجر

کوئی ایسی چیز جو پہلے ہوتی ہے اور کسی چیز یا کسی کے نقطہ نظر کی نشاندہی کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预兆

先于并指示某事或某人的接近的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

前触れ

先行するもの、何かまたは誰かの接近を示すもの

🇰🇷Korean

선구자

어떤 것 또는 누군가의 접근을 앞서고 나타내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điềm báo

cái gì đó đi trước và chỉ ra cách tiếp cận của một cái gì đó hoặc ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

ลางสังหรณ์

สิ่งที่อยู่ข้างหน้าและบ่งบอกถึงแนวทางของบางสิ่งหรือบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertanda

sesuatu yang mendahului dan menunjukkan mendekatnya sesuatu atau seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapagbalita

isang bagay na nauuna at nagpapahiwatig ng paglapit ng isang bagay o isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

petanda

sesuatu yang mendahului dan menunjukkan pendekatan sesuatu atau seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نذير

شيء يسبق ويشير إلى اقتراب شيء أو شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

منادی

چیزی که مقدم بر نزدیک شدن چیزی یا کسی است

🇹🇷Turkish

habercisi

bir şeyin veya birinin yaklaşmasından önce gelen ve bunu gösteren bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְבַשֵׂר

משהו שמקדים ומצביע על התקרבות של משהו או מישהו

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The primary meaning of 'harbinger' is 'something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone'.

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