Definitions for augur

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augur au·gur

Spelling: [aw-ger]

IPA: /ˈɔ gər/

Augur is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in augur (agruu).

Definitions for augur

noun

1. one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
2. soothsayer; prophet.
3. an excessively talkative person.

verb (used with object)

1. to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.
2. to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken:

verb (used without object)

1. to conjecture from signs or omens; predict.
2. to be a sign; bode:
3. to argue, talk, or converse.

Origin of augur

1540-50; Latin augur (variant of auger) a diviner, soothsayer, derivative of augēre to augment with orig. implication of “prosper”; cf. augu

Examples for augur

The three elections were all about the same thing—hope for this new future the Obama coalition seemed to augur, or fear of it.

I say this, because for the present project I can augur no success.

And they augur badly for the overall effort, revealing the deep level of distrust the Turkish president harbors for the West.

In so far their suggestion would not augur well for the execution.

That disregard does not augur well for the coming debate over immigration reform.

The pope's comment that he wouldn't 'judge' gay priests seemed to augur a new era of inclusiveness from the church.

Tell me frankly what could you augur for a cause of which this youth was to be the champion?'

This is a trend that does not augur well for a Paul candidacy.

Chipping it with an adze, and boring it with an augur, to ascertain its quality.

I augur little success from the plan which you have been induced to follow.