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noun

ˈȯ-gər How to pronounce augur (audio)
Definition of augurnext
as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments ancient Roman augurs who predicted the future by reading the flight of birds

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verb

1
as in to promise
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school

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2
as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me

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Recent Examples of augur
Noun
However, the lack of US presence and the diminished interest of private capital augurs negatively for the climate agenda. — semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Success for the both the Lamb of God and the Bear of Blow augur well for films not based on existing IP — even if both movies are technically (very technically) based on true events. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the film’s ferocious climax, Jim is shot but escapes with Selena and Hannah, and the story closes (28 days later) back in the countryside as a jet flies over and augurs their rescue. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 June 2026 This augurs poorly for yen bulls. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for augur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augur
  1. diviner
  2. promise
  3. predict
  4. prophet
  5. bode
  6. forecaster
  7. forebode
Noun
  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.
    — Essence, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
Definition of diviner
Verb
  • The trailer also promises to touch on how then-contemporary thoughts of women as too innocent to murder helped Lizzie get acquitted, and teases the incorporation of other stories of female killers throughout history.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The fabric makeup of rayon, polyester, and spandex also promises four-way stretch for easy movement, too.
    — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of promise
Verb
  • In less than 15 years, demographers predict 25 percent of the county, about 800,000 people, will be 60 and older.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When videotape arrived, many predicted that watching movies at home would damage theatres.
    — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of predict
Noun
  • But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • When 70 chickens at a local farm lay 128 eggs in just one night after the arrival of a red helmet biker Emanuel, the event is described as a miracle and Emanuel hailed by the local priest as a prophet of divine powers.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of prophet
Verb
  • This did not bode well with the Love Island USA fanbase and Miller and Pessoa took to social media to defend their stance.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 June 2026
  • That bodes extremely well for plane spotting out in broad daylight this summer.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Definition of bode
Noun
  • With thousands of homes and businesses still in the dark Thursday, forecasters warned yet another tropical cyclone is likely to approach the islands soon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Saturday, bringing a potential for flash flooding, forecasters say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of forecaster
Verb
  • There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of forebode

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