harbinger

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
2. (obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.

Verb

To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.

Concepten

voorbode

aankondigen

bedoelen

bode

voorteken

Synoniemen

forerunner

herald

omen

portent

precursor

premonition

sign

augury

auspice

presage

foretoken

pioneer

foretell

foreboding

indication

prognostication

messenger

annunciate

predecessor

announce

predictor

prefigure

preview

prognosticate

prophesy

refrain

say

🗣️

show

signify

spell

tell

think

🤔

town crier

utter

vaticinate

trainbearer

previous notice

charging ahead of others

first to charge

scry

fore-runner

symption

ambassador

embrass

augur

clue

comprise

crier

denote

divine

evidence

forecast

foresee

foreshow

forewarning

good omen

hold back

initiative

lead

mean

outrider

pathfinder

predict

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Originally, a person that is sent in advance to arrange lodgings. From Middle English herberjour, herbergeour, from Old French herbergeor (French hébergeur), from Frankish *heriberga (“lodging, inn”, literally “army shelter”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu (“army camp, shelter”). Compare German Herberge, Italian albergo, Dutch herberg, English harbor. More at here, borrow.