augur

²augur

verb

Definition of AUGUR

transitive verb

1

: to foretell especially from omens

2

: to give promise of : presage <higher pay augurs a better future>

intransitive verb

: to predict the future especially from omens

Examples of AUGUR

1. The decision doesn't augur well.
2. <the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school>

First Known Use of AUGUR

1601

Related to AUGUR

Synonyms: bode, forebode (also forbode), promise

Related Words: forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy; forewarn, warn; anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee; betoken, foreshadow, harbinger, portend, prefigure, presignify; indicate, signify; allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

Near Antonyms: describe, narrate, recite, recount, relate, report, tell

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