augur

augur

a prophet; soothsayer; to prophesy; to be a sign: The heavy rain augurs a bountiful harvest.
Not to be confused with:auger – a tool used to bore holes, as in ice or wood; a large tool for boring into the earth

au·gur

A0519500 (ô′gər)n.1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.2. A seer or prophet; a soothsayer.v. au·gured, au·gur·ing, au·gurs v.tr.1. To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell. See Synonyms at foretell.2. To serve as an omen of; betoken: trends that augur change in society.v.intr.1. To make predictions from signs or omens.2. To be a sign or omen: A smooth dress rehearsal augured well for the play.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

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au′gu·ral (ô′gyə-rəl) adj.

augur

(ˈɔːɡə) n1. (Historical Terms) Also called: auspex (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions2. any prophet or soothsayervb3. to predict (some future event), as from signs or omens4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to be an omen (of); presage5. (intr) to foreshadow future events to be as specified; bode: this augurs well for us. [C14: from Latin: a diviner, perhaps from augēre to increase] augural adj ˈaugurship n

au•gur

(ˈɔ gər)

n., v. -gured, -gur•ing. n. 1. one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs. 2. soothsayer; prophet. v.t. 3. to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate. 4. to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken. v.i. 5. to conjecture from signs or omens; predict. 6. to be a sign; bode: The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area. [1540–50; < Latin augur, derivative of augēre to augment with orig. implication of “prosper”; compare august]

augur

Past participle: augured
Gerund: auguring

Imperative
augur
augur

Present
I augur
you augur
he/she/it augurs
we augur
you augur
they augur

Preterite
I augured
you augured
he/she/it augured
we augured
you augured
they augured

Present Continuous
I am auguring
you are auguring
he/she/it is auguring
we are auguring
you are auguring
they are auguring

Present Perfect
I have augured
you have augured
he/she/it has augured
we have augured
you have augured
they have augured

Past Continuous
I was auguring
you were auguring
he/she/it was auguring
we were auguring
you were auguring
they were auguring

Past Perfect
I had augured
you had augured
he/she/it had augured
we had augured
you had augured
they had augured

Future
I will augur
you will augur
he/she/it will augur
we will augur
you will augur
they will augur

Future Perfect
I will have augured
you will have augured
he/she/it will have augured
we will have augured
you will have augured
they will have augured

Future Continuous
I will be auguring
you will be auguring
he/she/it will be auguring
we will be auguring
you will be auguring
they will be auguring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been auguring
you have been auguring
he/she/it has been auguring
we have been auguring
you have been auguring
they have been auguring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been auguring
you will have been auguring
he/she/it will have been auguring
we will have been auguring
you will have been auguring
they will have been auguring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been auguring
you had been auguring
he/she/it had been auguring
we had been auguring
you had been auguring
they had been auguring

Conditional
I would augur
you would augur
he/she/it would augur
we would augur
you would augur
they would augur

Past Conditional
I would have augured
you would have augured
he/she/it would have augured
we would have augured
you would have augured
they would have augured

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	augur - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policyauspexcapital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empireoracle, prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer - an authoritative person who divines the futureantiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
Verb	1.	augur - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretellthreaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration
	2.	augur - predict from an omen forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

augur

verb bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.

augur

nounA person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:auspex, diviner, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator.verb1. To tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means:divine, foretell, prophesy, soothsay, vaticinate.2. To give an indication of something in advance:adumbrate, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.

Translations

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