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- Dictionaryau·gur/ˈôɡər/
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 behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
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The meaning of AUGUR is an official diviner of ancient Rome. How to use augur in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
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. / ˈɔːɡə; ˈɔːɡjʊrəl / noun. Also calledauspex (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.
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.
n. 1. (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 decisions. 2. any prophet or soothsayer.
Definition of augur verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
augur. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English au‧gur /ˈɔːɡə $ ˈɒːɡər/ verb → augur well/badly/ill → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus augur • Metz augured in right behind him, breaking an ankle.
