Definition of augur in English:

augur

verb ˈɔːɡəˈɔɡər

[no object]augur well/badly/ill

1(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.
the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
Example sentencesExamples
- This augurs well for the future of its political landscape.
- This talented side have a remarkable success rate this season which augurs well for football in the club over the coming years.
- He said that both sides' willingness to talk augured well for a peaceful outcome.
- This was a fine performance by the Chamber of Commerce president and certainly augurs well for her future political prospects.
- Initial feedback from participants was very positive and augurs well for the future of a great event.
- Unfortunately, announcements made in the past few weeks do not augur well for the future.
- This year it was the young players who formed the backbone of the team, which is great to see and augurs well for the future of golf in Swinford.
- This augurs well for dialogue and understanding.
- This augurs well for our continuing expansion in the future.
- This also augurs well for the future of education in Radcliffe as a whole.
- But the fact that there are young men and women in India prepared to dedicate their creative energies to this sort of publishing augurs well.
- This augurs well for strengthening domestic demand next year.
- Indeed, to have an operation begin with a helicopter crash does not augur well for its outcome.
- All augurs well for great racing at Killarney in the years ahead.
- This is a remarkable and welcome achievement that augurs well for the industry.
- This augurs well for a party seeking to be elected into government.
- The precedent it set does not augur well for future similar elections.
- The victory augurs well for the upcoming championship in August.
- Those events certainly did not augur well for the success of the project.
- This is just the second camp organised by this club and a turnout of 120 young children certainly augurs well for its continued success.
Synonyms
bode
portend, herald, be a sign of, be an indication of, be a warning of, warn of, forewarn of, be an omen of, be a harbinger of, foreshadow, presage, indicate, signify, signal, point to, promise, threaten, spell, denote
foretell, forecast, predict, prophesy, prognosticate, divine, foresee
literary betoken, foretoken, forebode, harbinger
archaic foreshow, previse
Scottish archaic spae
rare vaticinate, auspicate
1. 1.1with object Portend or bode (a specified outcome)
  they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival
  Example sentencesExamples
  The move augurs disaster for pastoralism in the sub-continent, it is a mode of violence against the lives and livelihoods of several thousand rural households.
  It seemed to augur a new phase in American foreign policy.
  Although a crisp breeze had hung in the air when Caleb and his uncle had arrived at Cedar Grove, an azure sky had augured a morning of pleasant weather.
  The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings.
  In contrast to the coalition of 1969, a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms.
  Hope has been replaced by magical thinking that augurs a second and more terrible level of social disruption and anger not far down the road.
  With that in mind, Franks' presence seems to augur a shift in US policy.
  This could augur another miserable month for the UK's biggest airport.
  It is hoped that this development will augur a new era of cooperation between the AAA and the Academy of Accounting Historians.
  Perhaps it augurs a return to the epicene male fashion of Genji's time.
  Beyond giving vent to frustrations at a relationship gone seriously awry, such rhetoric augurs a troubled future.
  It augurs a far more democratic vision than a culture of achievement that recognizes only talent.
  This augured a fundamentally contemptuous attitude toward the principles that had previously sustained US legitimacy.
  I tried to recall what it was about his demeanor or statements that augured this rejection, but could not find any clues.
  That relation of basic inequality augurs less well for the development of peaceful relations even if both parties have democratic governments.
  I would like to leap to the defence of Quinn, a man as yet untested in football management but exhibiting qualities that augur a bright future.
  Lee does not reckon that much concrete will emerge from the summit but, she adds, ‘I am certain it will augur a new mood in North Korea.’
  The process, itself, was cumbersome and did not augur success.
  The quality of the athletes, always impressive, seemed to take a quantum leap forward, a happy augur for the future of the sport in this Eastern European nation.
  Not that I have ever felt 100 percent competent in the writing business, where one day's success augurs nothing at all for the next.
2. 1.2archaic with object Foresee or predict.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, they augured stuff by poking around in crow guts too, so that's how much they knew.

noun ˈɔːɡəˈɔɡər

(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.
Example sentencesExamples
- An augur in Latin was someone who could see into the future.
- Appropriately, with his head veiled he had the omens taken on the Capitoline Hill, accompanied by augurs and priests, and received the requested signs.
- The elimination of these Christians, the augur would claim, could restore his divining powers and help the emperor.
- In the case of the augurs or haruspices of Rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation of the entrails for prophetic purposes.
- People called augurs could also be found in the temples.
Synonyms
seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, visionary, prognosticator, diviner, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, oracle, sibyl, sage, wise man, wise woman
Scottish spaewife, spaeman
rare oracler, vaticinator, haruspex

Usage

The spellings augur (a verb meaning ‘portend a good or bad outcome’, as in this augurs well) and auger (a type of tool used for boring) are sometimes confused, but the two words are quite different in both their present meaning and their origins

Derivatives

augural

adjective ˈɔːɡjʊ(ə)r(ə)lˈɔɡ(j)ərəl

archaic

Acting as a sign or warning of a good or bad event in the future.
there is no controversy about the interpretation of augural signs
Example sentencesExamples
- The statue clearly indicates that Marsyas, the teacher of augural practice of auspices, arrived in Italy from Asia Minor.
- Why, we might ask, would the Princeps desire to eliminate any traces of the traditional augural function of this minor deity?

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, 'diviner'.

auspicious from late 16th century:
In Roman times people tried to predict future events by watching the behaviour of animals and birds. An auspex was a person who observed the flight of birds for omens about what to do in important matters. A related word, auspicium, meant ‘taking omens from birds’. Like auspex, it came from avis ‘bird’ and specere ‘to look’, and is the source of auspice (mid 16th century). It was originally used to translate the Roman concept, but later came to mean ‘a premonition or forecast, especially of a happy future’. Auspicious accordingly meant ‘fortunate or favourable’. If the auspex's omens were favourable, he was seen as the protector of a particular enterprise, hence the expression under the auspices of, ‘with the help, support, or protection of’. An auspex was also known as an augur (again, avis ‘bird’ is the root of this word, together with garrire ‘to talk’). If something augurs (Late Middle English) well, it is a sign of a good outcome. See also aviation, inaugural

Rhymes

auger

Definition of augur in US English:

augur

verbˈôɡərˈɔɡər

[no object]augur well/badly/ill

1(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.
the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
the return to the gold standard augured badly for industry
Example sentencesExamples
- Those events certainly did not augur well for the success of the project.
- This augurs well for strengthening domestic demand next year.
- Unfortunately, announcements made in the past few weeks do not augur well for the future.
- But the fact that there are young men and women in India prepared to dedicate their creative energies to this sort of publishing augurs well.
- This augurs well for dialogue and understanding.
- Initial feedback from participants was very positive and augurs well for the future of a great event.
- This talented side have a remarkable success rate this season which augurs well for football in the club over the coming years.
- This is just the second camp organised by this club and a turnout of 120 young children certainly augurs well for its continued success.
- This augurs well for a party seeking to be elected into government.
- This augurs well for our continuing expansion in the future.
- This was a fine performance by the Chamber of Commerce president and certainly augurs well for her future political prospects.
- This is a remarkable and welcome achievement that augurs well for the industry.
- He said that both sides' willingness to talk augured well for a peaceful outcome.
- This also augurs well for the future of education in Radcliffe as a whole.
- All augurs well for great racing at Killarney in the years ahead.
- This augurs well for the future of its political landscape.
- The precedent it set does not augur well for future similar elections.
- Indeed, to have an operation begin with a helicopter crash does not augur well for its outcome.
- This year it was the young players who formed the backbone of the team, which is great to see and augurs well for the future of golf in Swinford.
- The victory augurs well for the upcoming championship in August.
Synonyms
bode
1. 1.1with object Portend or bode (a specified outcome)
  a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hope has been replaced by magical thinking that augurs a second and more terrible level of social disruption and anger not far down the road.
  Lee does not reckon that much concrete will emerge from the summit but, she adds, ‘I am certain it will augur a new mood in North Korea.’
  With that in mind, Franks' presence seems to augur a shift in US policy.
  It augurs a far more democratic vision than a culture of achievement that recognizes only talent.
  This could augur another miserable month for the UK's biggest airport.
  The move augurs disaster for pastoralism in the sub-continent, it is a mode of violence against the lives and livelihoods of several thousand rural households.
  This augured a fundamentally contemptuous attitude toward the principles that had previously sustained US legitimacy.
  Not that I have ever felt 100 percent competent in the writing business, where one day's success augurs nothing at all for the next.
  I would like to leap to the defence of Quinn, a man as yet untested in football management but exhibiting qualities that augur a bright future.
  That relation of basic inequality augurs less well for the development of peaceful relations even if both parties have democratic governments.
  Although a crisp breeze had hung in the air when Caleb and his uncle had arrived at Cedar Grove, an azure sky had augured a morning of pleasant weather.
  The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings.
  I tried to recall what it was about his demeanor or statements that augured this rejection, but could not find any clues.
  In contrast to the coalition of 1969, a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms.
  Beyond giving vent to frustrations at a relationship gone seriously awry, such rhetoric augurs a troubled future.
  The quality of the athletes, always impressive, seemed to take a quantum leap forward, a happy augur for the future of the sport in this Eastern European nation.
  Perhaps it augurs a return to the epicene male fashion of Genji's time.
  The process, itself, was cumbersome and did not augur success.
  It seemed to augur a new phase in American foreign policy.
  It is hoped that this development will augur a new era of cooperation between the AAA and the Academy of Accounting Historians.
2. 1.2archaic with object Foresee or predict.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, they augured stuff by poking around in crow guts too, so that's how much they knew.

nounˈôɡərˈɔɡər

(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
Example sentencesExamples
- The elimination of these Christians, the augur would claim, could restore his divining powers and help the emperor.
- In the case of the augurs or haruspices of Rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation of the entrails for prophetic purposes.
- Appropriately, with his head veiled he had the omens taken on the Capitoline Hill, accompanied by augurs and priests, and received the requested signs.
- An augur in Latin was someone who could see into the future.
- People called augurs could also be found in the temples.
Synonyms
seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, visionary, prognosticator, diviner, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, oracle, sibyl, sage, wise man, wise woman

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, ‘diviner’.

单词	augur
释义	Definition of augur in English: augur verb ˈɔːɡəˈɔɡər [no object]augur well/badly/ill 1(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome. the end of the cold war seemed to augur well Example sentencesExamples This augurs well for the future of its political landscape. This talented side have a remarkable success rate this season which augurs well for football in the club over the coming years. He said that both sides' willingness to talk augured well for a peaceful outcome. This was a fine performance by the Chamber of Commerce president and certainly augurs well for her future political prospects. Initial feedback from participants was very positive and augurs well for the future of a great event. Unfortunately, announcements made in the past few weeks do not augur well for the future. This year it was the young players who formed the backbone of the team, which is great to see and augurs well for the future of golf in Swinford. This augurs well for dialogue and understanding. This augurs well for our continuing expansion in the future. This also augurs well for the future of education in Radcliffe as a whole. But the fact that there are young men and women in India prepared to dedicate their creative energies to this sort of publishing augurs well. This augurs well for strengthening domestic demand next year. Indeed, to have an operation begin with a helicopter crash does not augur well for its outcome. All augurs well for great racing at Killarney in the years ahead. This is a remarkable and welcome achievement that augurs well for the industry. This augurs well for a party seeking to be elected into government. The precedent it set does not augur well for future similar elections. The victory augurs well for the upcoming championship in August. Those events certainly did not augur well for the success of the project. This is just the second camp organised by this club and a turnout of 120 young children certainly augurs well for its continued success. Synonyms bode portend, herald, be a sign of, be an indication of, be a warning of, warn of, forewarn of, be an omen of, be a harbinger of, foreshadow, presage, indicate, signify, signal, point to, promise, threaten, spell, denote foretell, forecast, predict, prophesy, prognosticate, divine, foresee literary betoken, foretoken, forebode, harbinger archaic foreshow, previse Scottish archaic spae rare vaticinate, auspicate 1.1with object Portend or bode (a specified outcome) they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival Example sentencesExamples The move augurs disaster for pastoralism in the sub-continent, it is a mode of violence against the lives and livelihoods of several thousand rural households. It seemed to augur a new phase in American foreign policy. Although a crisp breeze had hung in the air when Caleb and his uncle had arrived at Cedar Grove, an azure sky had augured a morning of pleasant weather. The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings. In contrast to the coalition of 1969, a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms. Hope has been replaced by magical thinking that augurs a second and more terrible level of social disruption and anger not far down the road. With that in mind, Franks' presence seems to augur a shift in US policy. This could augur another miserable month for the UK's biggest airport. It is hoped that this development will augur a new era of cooperation between the AAA and the Academy of Accounting Historians. Perhaps it augurs a return to the epicene male fashion of Genji's time. Beyond giving vent to frustrations at a relationship gone seriously awry, such rhetoric augurs a troubled future. It augurs a far more democratic vision than a culture of achievement that recognizes only talent. This augured a fundamentally contemptuous attitude toward the principles that had previously sustained US legitimacy. I tried to recall what it was about his demeanor or statements that augured this rejection, but could not find any clues. That relation of basic inequality augurs less well for the development of peaceful relations even if both parties have democratic governments. I would like to leap to the defence of Quinn, a man as yet untested in football management but exhibiting qualities that augur a bright future. Lee does not reckon that much concrete will emerge from the summit but, she adds, ‘I am certain it will augur a new mood in North Korea.’ The process, itself, was cumbersome and did not augur success. The quality of the athletes, always impressive, seemed to take a quantum leap forward, a happy augur for the future of the sport in this Eastern European nation. Not that I have ever felt 100 percent competent in the writing business, where one day's success augurs nothing at all for the next. 1.2archaic with object Foresee or predict. Example sentencesExamples Of course, they augured stuff by poking around in crow guts too, so that's how much they knew. noun ˈɔːɡəˈɔɡər (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. Example sentencesExamples An augur in Latin was someone who could see into the future. Appropriately, with his head veiled he had the omens taken on the Capitoline Hill, accompanied by augurs and priests, and received the requested signs. The elimination of these Christians, the augur would claim, could restore his divining powers and help the emperor. In the case of the augurs or haruspices of Rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation of the entrails for prophetic purposes. People called augurs could also be found in the temples. Synonyms seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, visionary, prognosticator, diviner, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, oracle, sibyl, sage, wise man, wise woman Scottish spaewife, spaeman rare oracler, vaticinator, haruspex Usage The spellings augur (a verb meaning ‘portend a good or bad outcome’, as in this augurs well) and auger (a type of tool used for boring) are sometimes confused, but the two words are quite different in both their present meaning and their origins Derivatives augural adjective ˈɔːɡjʊ(ə)r(ə)lˈɔɡ(j)ərəl archaic Acting as a sign or warning of a good or bad event in the future. there is no controversy about the interpretation of augural signs Example sentencesExamples The statue clearly indicates that Marsyas, the teacher of augural practice of auspices, arrived in Italy from Asia Minor. Why, we might ask, would the Princeps desire to eliminate any traces of the traditional augural function of this minor deity? Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, 'diviner'. auspicious from late 16th century: In Roman times people tried to predict future events by watching the behaviour of animals and birds. An auspex was a person who observed the flight of birds for omens about what to do in important matters. A related word, auspicium, meant ‘taking omens from birds’. Like auspex, it came from avis ‘bird’ and specere ‘to look’, and is the source of auspice (mid 16th century). It was originally used to translate the Roman concept, but later came to mean ‘a premonition or forecast, especially of a happy future’. Auspicious accordingly meant ‘fortunate or favourable’. If the auspex's omens were favourable, he was seen as the protector of a particular enterprise, hence the expression under the auspices of, ‘with the help, support, or protection of’. An auspex was also known as an augur (again, avis ‘bird’ is the root of this word, together with garrire ‘to talk’). If something augurs (Late Middle English) well, it is a sign of a good outcome. See also aviation, inaugural Rhymes auger Definition of augur in US English: augur verbˈôɡərˈɔɡər [no object]augur well/badly/ill 1(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome. the end of the cold war seemed to augur well the return to the gold standard augured badly for industry Example sentencesExamples Those events certainly did not augur well for the success of the project. This augurs well for strengthening domestic demand next year. Unfortunately, announcements made in the past few weeks do not augur well for the future. But the fact that there are young men and women in India prepared to dedicate their creative energies to this sort of publishing augurs well. This augurs well for dialogue and understanding. Initial feedback from participants was very positive and augurs well for the future of a great event. This talented side have a remarkable success rate this season which augurs well for football in the club over the coming years. This is just the second camp organised by this club and a turnout of 120 young children certainly augurs well for its continued success. This augurs well for a party seeking to be elected into government. This augurs well for our continuing expansion in the future. This was a fine performance by the Chamber of Commerce president and certainly augurs well for her future political prospects. This is a remarkable and welcome achievement that augurs well for the industry. He said that both sides' willingness to talk augured well for a peaceful outcome. This also augurs well for the future of education in Radcliffe as a whole. All augurs well for great racing at Killarney in the years ahead. This augurs well for the future of its political landscape. The precedent it set does not augur well for future similar elections. Indeed, to have an operation begin with a helicopter crash does not augur well for its outcome. This year it was the young players who formed the backbone of the team, which is great to see and augurs well for the future of golf in Swinford. The victory augurs well for the upcoming championship in August. Synonyms bode 1.1with object Portend or bode (a specified outcome) a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms Example sentencesExamples Hope has been replaced by magical thinking that augurs a second and more terrible level of social disruption and anger not far down the road. Lee does not reckon that much concrete will emerge from the summit but, she adds, ‘I am certain it will augur a new mood in North Korea.’ With that in mind, Franks' presence seems to augur a shift in US policy. It augurs a far more democratic vision than a culture of achievement that recognizes only talent. This could augur another miserable month for the UK's biggest airport. The move augurs disaster for pastoralism in the sub-continent, it is a mode of violence against the lives and livelihoods of several thousand rural households. This augured a fundamentally contemptuous attitude toward the principles that had previously sustained US legitimacy. Not that I have ever felt 100 percent competent in the writing business, where one day's success augurs nothing at all for the next. I would like to leap to the defence of Quinn, a man as yet untested in football management but exhibiting qualities that augur a bright future. That relation of basic inequality augurs less well for the development of peaceful relations even if both parties have democratic governments. Although a crisp breeze had hung in the air when Caleb and his uncle had arrived at Cedar Grove, an azure sky had augured a morning of pleasant weather. The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings. I tried to recall what it was about his demeanor or statements that augured this rejection, but could not find any clues. In contrast to the coalition of 1969, a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms. Beyond giving vent to frustrations at a relationship gone seriously awry, such rhetoric augurs a troubled future. The quality of the athletes, always impressive, seemed to take a quantum leap forward, a happy augur for the future of the sport in this Eastern European nation. Perhaps it augurs a return to the epicene male fashion of Genji's time. The process, itself, was cumbersome and did not augur success. It seemed to augur a new phase in American foreign policy. It is hoped that this development will augur a new era of cooperation between the AAA and the Academy of Accounting Historians. 1.2archaic with object Foresee or predict. Example sentencesExamples Of course, they augured stuff by poking around in crow guts too, so that's how much they knew. nounˈôɡərˈɔɡər (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action. Example sentencesExamples The elimination of these Christians, the augur would claim, could restore his divining powers and help the emperor. In the case of the augurs or haruspices of Rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation of the entrails for prophetic purposes. Appropriately, with his head veiled he had the omens taken on the Capitoline Hill, accompanied by augurs and priests, and received the requested signs. An augur in Latin was someone who could see into the future. People called augurs could also be found in the temples. Synonyms seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, visionary, prognosticator, diviner, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, oracle, sibyl, sage, wise man, wise woman Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, ‘diviner’.
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