1. (

• announce ,
• annunciate ,
• harbinger ,
• foretell ,
• herald

) foreshadow or presage ;

2. (

• acclaim ,
• hail ,
• herald ,

) praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" ;

3. (

• hail ,
• herald ,

) greet enthusiastically or joyfully ;

1. (

• heralded

) publicly announced; "the royal couple's much heralded world tour" ;