English Dictionary
Definition of “augur”
augur (ˈɔːɡə
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called auspex(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions
- any prophet or soothsayer
verb
- to predict (some future event), as from signs or omens
- (tr; may take a clause as object) to be an omen (of); presage
- (intr) to foreshadow future events to be as specified; bode ⇒
this augurs well for us
Alternative Forms
augural (ˈɔːɡjʊrəl) adjective ˈaugurship noun Word Origin
C14: from Latin: a diviner, perhaps from augēre to increase
Synonyms
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bode,
promise,
predict,
herald,
signify,
foreshadow,
prophesy,
harbinger,
presage,
prefigure,
portend,
betoken,
be an omen of
bespeak,
Usage examples
He hadn't time to put it up for auction, and his experience with the jeweller in Oxford did not augur well for London.
Leasor, James, Tank of Serpents (1986)Perhaps, it would also augur well for the health of the state Government.
India Today (1998)Postponement of summits does not augur well for the effectiveness of this organization," he said.
Samachar (2005)When you look forward, the runes do not augur well, either.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)That did not augur well for his premiership, which indeed turned out short and unhappy.
Stewart Lamont, WHEN SCOTLAND RULED THE WORLD: The Story of the Golden Age of Genius, Creativity and Exploration (2002)
