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au·gur  (ôgr)

n.

1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.

2. A seer or prophet; a soothsayer.

v. au·gured, au·gur·ing, au·gurs

v.tr.

1. To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell. See Synonyms at foretell.

2. To serve as an omen of; betoken: trends that augur change in society.

v.intr.

1. To make predictions from signs or omens.

2. To be a sign or omen: A smooth dress rehearsal augured well for the play.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

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augu·ral (ôgy-rl) adj.

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augur [ˈɔːgə]

n

1. (Historical Terms) Also called auspex (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions

2. any prophet or soothsayer

vb

1. to predict (some future event), as from signs or omens

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to be an omen (of); presage

3. (intr) to foreshadow future events to be as specified; bode this augurs well for us

[from Latin: a diviner, perhaps from augēre to increase]

augural  [ˈɔːgjʊrəl] adj

augurship  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	augur - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy auspex capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire oracle, prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer - an authoritative person who divines the future antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
Verb	1.	augur - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration
	2.	augur - predict from an omen                 forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

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augur

verb bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.

Translations

augur [ˈɔːgəʳ]

A. VT → augurar, pronosticar
it augurs no good → esto no promete nada bueno

B. VI it augurs well/ill → es un buen/mal augurio (for para)

augur [ˈɔːgə^r]

vt (= be a sign of) → laisser augurer de

vi
it augurs well → c'est de bon augure
it augurs well for sb/sth → c'est de bon augure pour qn/qch

augur

vi to augur well/ill → etwas Gutes/nichts Gutes verheißen

vt → verheißen

n (= person) → Augur m

augur [ˈɔːgəʳ] vi & vt (frm) to augur well/ill → essere di buon/cattivo augurio or auspicio