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- Dictionaryaugur/ˈɔːɡə/
verb
- 1. (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome: "the end of the cold war seemed to augur well"
noun
- 1. (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
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AUGUR definition: 1. to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future: 2. to be a sign of especially good…. Learn more.
verb. augured; auguring; augurs. transitive verb. 1. : to foretell especially from omens. 2. : to give promise of : presage. This bad news augurs disaster for all of us. intransitive verb. : to predict the future especially from omens. Did you know?
AUGUR meaning: 1. to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future: 2. to be a sign of especially good…. Learn more.
Jun 10, 2024 · augur (third-person singular simple present augurs, present participle auguring, simple past and past participle augured) To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome. But there, too, the meteorological omens augured ill.
verb. If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly. [formal] The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change. [V adv + for] Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. [VERB adverb] [ Also VERB noun]
Define augur. augur synonyms, augur pronunciation, augur translation, English dictionary definition of augur. a prophet; soothsayer; to prophesy; to be a sign: The heavy rain augurs a bountiful harvest.
To augur is to predict or indicate. A black cat passing in front of you is said to augur bad luck, but if you love cats you can choose to believe that it augurs good luck instead. In the past, when you said you would augur the future it meant you would predict it.
As a noun, the word augur can be used to refer to a kind of prophet, oracle, or soothsayer—a person who is said to be able to predict the future by using some mystical ability or means. This sense of augur comes from a more specific
Definition of augur verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: to show or suggest something that might happen in the future. [no object] The change augurs [= bodes] ill/badly for the success of the business. [=the change suggests that the business will not succeed] The decision doesn't augur well. [+ object] This bad news could augur [= bode] disaster for all of us.
