OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13289

augur

/ˈɔː.ɡə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
augur
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
augur
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 fash…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 13290

augur

/ˈɔː.ɡə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
augurar • presagiar
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.
to augur well or ill
Phrases
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