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Meaning of 'augur' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Augur [ n.]
- An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.
- One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
2 . Augur [ v. i.]
- To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
- To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
3 . Augur [ v. t.]
- To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.

Meaning of 'augur' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . augur [ v]
Meaning (1):
- indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Example in sentence:
  • These signs bode bad news

Nearby Words:

augean auger auget aught augite augitic augment augmentable augmentation augmentative

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