augur
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augur
- /ˈɔːɡə/ UK
- /ˈoːɡə/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /ˈɔɡɚ/ US
- /ˈɑɡɚ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈɔɡəɾ/ Scotland
Sounds like auger, see also AGA · Rhymes with -ɔːɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augurō (“interpret omens”).
noun augurs
- 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; [...]
- 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.
verb augurs · auguring · augured
- To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome. Every circumstance augured success.
Translations
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noun diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences
| Español | augur |
|---|---|
| Português | áugure |
| Français | augure |
| Deutsch | Augur, Wahrsager, Hellseher |
| Italiano | augure |
| Русский | авгу́р avgúr, прорица́тель proricátelʹ |
noun Ancient Rome official
| Español | augur |
|---|
verb to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events
| Español | augurar, presagiar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 預示 /预示 yùshì |
| Português | augurar, pressagiar |
| Français | augurer |
| Deutsch | die Zukunft vorhersagen, wahrsagen, hellsehen |
| Italiano | augurare |
| Русский | предвеща́ть predveščátʹ, предска́зывать predskázyvatʹ |
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