how to pronounce herald

/ˈhɛɹəld/

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herald is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of herald in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Virginia Herald executive officer for …”

meanings of herald

noun:

An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck").
A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

verb:

To greet something with excitement; to hail.
To proclaim or announce an event.

name:

A surname.
A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

herald frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word herald occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics herald can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that herald can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;