different between herald vs foretell

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h???ld/

Etymology 1

From Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h?welh?- (“to be strong”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.

Noun

herald (plural heralds)

1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

   The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.

2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

   Daffodils are heralds of Spring.

3. (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.

   Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.

4. (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.

Synonyms

• (messenger): messenger
• (harbinger): harbinger
• (official whose speciality is heraldry): pursuivant

Related terms

• heraldic
• heraldry

Translations

Verb

herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)

1. (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
2. (transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.

Synonyms

• (announce): disclose, make known; See also Thesaurus:announce

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

herald (plural heralds)

1. Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”)

Anagrams

• -hedral, Erdahl, Hadler, hardel, hareld, harled

English

Etymology

c. 1300, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- +? tell.

Pronunciation

• enPR: fôr-t?l?, IPA^(key): /f???t?l/
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): [fo?.?te?]
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [f??.?t??]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [f??.?t??]
• Rhymes: -?l
• Hyphenation: fore?tell

Verb

foretell (third-person singular simple present foretells, present participle foretelling, simple past and past participle foretold)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
2. (transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.

Synonyms

• foresay
• forespeak

Derived terms

• foretellable
• foreteller

Related terms

• foretale

Translations

See also

• forecast
• foresee
• forewarn

References

• foretell in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• foretell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• toll-free, tollfree