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.
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.
Noun
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
Verb
indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
Verb
predict from an omen
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.
n.
One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner;
a prophet.
v. i.
To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to
foreshow.
v. i.
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or
an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
v. t.
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to
betoken; to presage; to infer.
Augur
Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
Augur
My auguring mind assures the same success.2.
Augur
It seems to augur genius.
I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with.
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.
To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
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