USHER IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does usher in mean? 

• USHER IN (verb)
  The verb USHER IN has 1 sense:

1. be a precursor of

  Familiarity information: USHER IN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• USHER IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be a precursor of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

inaugurate; introduce; usher in

Context example:

The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period

Hypernyms (to "usher in" is one way to...):

begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

 Context examples 

There was a bustle outside, and Mrs. Hudson opened the door to usher in two robust and official-looking individuals, one of whom was well known to us as Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard, an energetic, gallant, and, within his limitations, a capable officer.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She had not been prepared to have Jane Fairfax succeed Mr. Elton; but he was actually hurried off by Miss Bates, she jumped away from him at last abruptly to the Coles, to usher in a letter from her niece.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)