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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
The image of James’s paper lantern, let go and floating up into the night sky like a second moon, augurs his eventual fleeing from his family. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 The rehearsal augurs Starship’s coming test flight—its 12th—which will mark the first time the latest version of vehicle is put through its paces. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 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
  • 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
  • That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.
    — Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of diviner
Verb
  • By 2009, with lavish pension benefits promised but unpaid, CalPERS had $115 billion in debt.
    — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
  • Local officials have expressed concern that the Games will not bring the economic impact organizers have promised — somewhere in the $13-18 billion range.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of promise
Verb
  • The system predicts robot actions by pairing the video model with an action decoder that converts visual predictions into executable robot movements.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Economists predicted up to $84 trillion in assets could change hands over 20 years as boomers die and pass on their wealth.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of predict
Noun
  • And Christopher Lee, as the blind prophet Tiresias, and Irene Papas, as Odysseus’ mother, add an air of sophistication to the whole affair.
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to the men of the Great Synagogue.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 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
  • Wind gusts near 30 mph are possible Wednesday, accompanied by cooler temperatures that will drop lows to around 70 degrees through early next week, forecasters say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Storm surges up to 3 feet (1 meter) were possible in Louisiana and Alabama, forecasters said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 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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