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augur en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(US) audio cot-caught
/ˈɔɡəɾ/ (Scotland)
/ˈɑɡɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
(Australia) audio
/ˈɔɡɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈoːɡə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
/ˈɔːɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augurō (“interpret omens”).

Meanings

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- Augur of ill, whoſe tongue was never found / Without a prieſtly curſe, or boding ſound; [...] a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “The First Book of Homer’s Ilias”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume IV, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 420:
(Ancient-Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
- It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol was founded by one of the Roman kings, the god Terminus (who presided over boundaries, and was represented, according to the fashion of that age, by a large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. A favorable inference was drawn from his obstinacy, which was interpreted by the augurs as a sure presage that the boundaries of the Roman power would never recede. 1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol I, ch 1-pt ii:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
augurs	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

augurism · augurship · augurize · augurate

Translations (44)

gl augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · la auspex (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · tr falcı (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · de Hellseher (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · ota فالجی (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · de Wahrsager (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · pt áugure (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · bg гадател (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · fr augure (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · ru прорица́тель (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · ka მისანი (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · hu augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · fa مروانیش (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · pl wróżbitka (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · nl waarzegger (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · mk а́вгур (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · sq faltore (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · fi auguuri (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · cs ptakopravec (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · fi ennustaja (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · mk га́тач (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · mi matatuhi (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · ast augur (Ancient Rome official) · bg птицегадател (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · tr kâhin (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · pl augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · ru авгу́р (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · gd eun-druidh (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · es augur (Ancient Rome official) · eo aŭguristo (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · es augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · ga ágar (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · cs augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · nl wichelaar (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · fa فالگیر (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · pl wróżbita (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · pl augur (Ancient Rome official) · bg прорицател (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · la augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · mi matakite (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · io auguristo (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · gd fiosaiche (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · it augure (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) · de Augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences)

augur en · VERB

Pronunciation

(US) audio cot-caught
/ˈɔɡəɾ/ (Scotland)
/ˈɑɡɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
(Australia) audio
/ˈɔɡɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈoːɡə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
/ˈɔːɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augurō (“interpret omens”).

Meanings

To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
- But there, too, the meteorological omens augured ill. 2024 May 9, Ned Temko, “On rare visit, Xi Jinping tries to rescue China’s relationship with Europe”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- Whether term limits would augur a return of justices with broader experience in public life is debatable. 2024 September 20, Mark Sherman, “Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark”, in AP News:
- The train was well filled, with quite an amount of intermediate business; but station staff and passengers alike seemed ready enough to "look lively", and the result was a general "slickness" in working that augers^([sic]) well for the future. 1959 June 14, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 408:
- Recent events do not augur well for world peace.
- Every circumstance augured success.
- As Ellmann was quietly assembling materials for his biography, specialization was on the rise in American literature departments, as the critic Erich Auerbach warned, auguring the decline of a general humanities education. 2025 June 16, Eric Bulson, “Yes I Will Read ‘Ulysses’ Yes”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
augurs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
auguring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
augured	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
augured	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

augural · augury

Translations (32)

ka მისნობა (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · hu jósol (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · es presagiar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · bg предсказвам (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · pl zapowiadać (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · ru предска́зывать (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · tr fal bakmak (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · gl agoirar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · fr augurer (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · nl voorspellen (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · ru предвеща́ть (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · fi ennustaa (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · de hellsehen (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · eo aŭguri (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · cmn 預示 /预示 (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · ast augurar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · gd fàisnich (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · it augurare (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · cs věštit (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · io augurar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · pt augurar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · de wahrsagen (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · pl przepowiadać (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · cs věstit (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · nl waarzeggen (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · pt pressagiar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · bg предвещавам (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · de die Zukunft vorhersagen (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · es augurar (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · sv båda (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · pl wróżyć (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) · la augurō (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events)