harbinger
/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हार्बिन्जर
अग्रदूत, पूर्व-सूचक, संकेत
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[C] ~ (of sth) formal
a sign that shows that something is going to happen soon, often something bad
अग्रदूत, पूर्व-सूचक, संकेत
- The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
- a harbinger of doom
- Dark clouds are a harbinger of the coming monsoon.
+ 2 more examples
- The early frost was a harbinger of a harsh winter.
- Many saw the new factory as a harbinger of better times for the town.
Synonyms herald forerunner precursor omen sign
Opposite aftermath consequence successor
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
har·bin·ger
With -bin- and -ger (not 'harbringer').
बीच में -bin- और अंत में -ger ('harbringer' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A harbinger of spring, a harbinger of change.
Collocations: a harbinger of spring (वसंत के आने की सूचना देने वाला संकेत), a harbinger of change (बदलाव का पूर्व संकेत)। harbinger वह है जो किसी आने वाली चीज़ की खबर पहले ही दे दे।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person or thing that announces the coming of something is a harbinger or herald; a sign of something bad to come an omen or portent; something that comes before and leads to something else a precursor or forerunner.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: किसी चीज़ के आने की सूचना देने वाला व्यक्ति या वस्तु harbinger या herald; आने वाली बुरी चीज़ का संकेत omen या portent (अपशकुन); पहले आकर किसी और चीज़ की ओर ले जाने वाला precursor या forerunner।