Meanings
present singular third person ushers in · participle present ushering in · participle past ushered in · past ushered in
- To begin something with preparatory material; to introduce.
It ushered in a whole new era.
2 more examples
The war-torn first half of the 20th century, together with the railway grouping of 1923, ushered in further austerity in design.
2021 October 20, Dr Joseph Brennan, “A key part of our diverse railway heritage”, in RAIL, number 942, page 56Until recently, journalist inquiries to X's press department received an auto-response of a poop emoji. Yaccarino, attempting to usher in a friendlier era, greets me warmly.
2023 September 30, Hannah Murphy, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch aankondigen, inleiden
- aankondigenannounce the arrival of
- inleidenannounce the arrival of
German ankündigen, einleiten
- ankündigenannounce the arrival of
- einleitenannounce the arrival of
Italian annunciare
- annunciareannounce the arrival of
Polish zwiastować, ogłaszać
- zwiastowaćannounce the arrival of
- ogłaszaćannounce the arrival of
- ogłosićannounce the arrival of
- zapoczątkowywaćintroduce
- zapoczątkowaćintroduce
Russian анонсировать, объявить
- анонсировать (anonsirovatʹ)announce the arrival of
- объявить (obʺjavitʹ)announce the arrival of
Cite this entry
usher in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usher%20in
“usher in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usher%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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