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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.
1. : an official diviner of ancient Rome. 2. : one held to foretell events by omens. augur. 2 of 2. 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 definition: in ancient Rome, any of a group of officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.. See examples of AUGUR used in a sentence.
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.
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]
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.
Definition of augur verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
au·gur. (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.
Augur definition: One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.
