Meaning of "augur" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUGUR

From Latin: a diviner, perhaps from augēre to increase.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AUGUR

augur  [ˈɔːɡə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUGUR

Augur is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb augur in English.

WHAT DOES AUGUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Augur

The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was the practice of augury, interpreting the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups or alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of birds they are. This was known as "taking the auspices." The ceremony and function of the augur was central to any major undertaking in Roman society—public or private—including matters of war, commerce, and religion. The Roman historian Livy stresses the importance of the augurs: "Who does not know that this city was founded only after taking the auspices, that everything in war and in peace, at home and abroad, was done only after taking the auspices?"...

Definition of augur in the English dictionary

The first definition of augur in the dictionary is Also called: auspex. a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions. Other definition of augur is any prophet or soothsayer. Augur is also to predict, as from signs or omens.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AUGUR

PRESENT

Present

I augur

you augur

he/she/it augurs

we augur

you augur

they augur

Present continuous

I am auguring

you are auguring

he/she/it is auguring

we are auguring

you are auguring

they are auguring

Present perfect

I have augured

you have augured

he/she/it has augured

we have augured

you have augured

they have augured

Present perfect continuous

I have been auguring

you have been auguring

he/she/it has been auguring

we have been auguring

you have been auguring

they have been auguring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I augured

you augured

he/she/it augured

we augured

you augured

they augured

Past continuous

I was auguring

you were auguring

he/she/it was auguring

we were auguring

you were auguring

they were auguring

Past perfect

I had augured

you had augured

he/she/it had augured

we had augured

you had augured

they had augured

Past perfect continuous

I had been auguring

you had been auguring

he/she/it had been auguring

we had been auguring

you had been auguring

they had been auguring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will augur

you will augur

he/she/it will augur

we will augur

you will augur

they will augur

Future continuous

I will be auguring

you will be auguring

he/she/it will be auguring

we will be auguring

you will be auguring

they will be auguring

Future perfect

I will have augured

you will have augured

he/she/it will have augured

we will have augured

you will have augured

they will have augured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been auguring

you will have been auguring

he/she/it will have been auguring

we will have been auguring

you will have been auguring

they will have been auguring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would augur

you would augur

he/she/it would augur

we would augur

you would augur

they would augur

Conditional continuous

I would be auguring

you would be auguring

he/she/it would be auguring

we would be auguring

you would be auguring

they would be auguring

Conditional perfect

I would have augur

you would have augur

he/she/it would have augur

we would have augur

you would have augur

they would have augur

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been auguring

you would have been auguring

he/she/it would have been auguring

we would have been auguring

you would have been auguring

they would have been auguring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you augur
we let´s augur
you augur

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to augur

Past participle

augured

Present Participle

auguring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «AUGUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «augur» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of augur

bespeak · betoken · bode · foreshadow · harbinger · herald · portend · predict · prefigure · presage · promise · prophesy · signify

TRANSLATION OF AUGUR

Find out the translation of augur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of augur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «augur» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 奥格
• Translator English - Spanish: augur
• English: augur
• Translator English - Hindi: शुभ संकेत
• Translator English - Arabic: تنبأ
• Translator English - Russian: авгур
• Translator English - Portuguese: adivinho
• Translator English - Bengali: দৈবজ্ঞ
• Translator English - French: augure
• Translator English - Malay: Augur
• Translator English - German: Augur
• Translator English - Japanese: 予言
• Translator English - Korean: 복점
• Translator English - Javanese: Augur
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lãng phí
• Translator English - Tamil: முன்கூட்டி அறிவி
• Translator English - Marathi: औगुर
• Translator English - Turkish: alâmet
• Translator English - Italian: augure
• Translator English - Polish: augurem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: авгур
• Translator English - Romanian: augur
• Translator English - Greek: μάντης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: goeds
• Translator English - Swedish: Augur
• Translator English - Norwegian: augur

QUOTES WITH «AUGUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word augur.

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Leland Stanford

In the unrest of the masses I augur great good. It is by their realizing that their condition of life is not what it ought to be that vast improvements may be accomplished.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUGUR»

Discover the use of augur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to augur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The War of the Augur

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Ana Finnegan, 2009

Roman and European Mythologies

The masculine term augur, -ris is obviously connected with the neuter noun augurium. The augur is the priest who is permitted to perform auguria. The two words cannot be explained unless we go back to the old neuter root *augus (of the type ...

‎1992

To augur well: early warning indicators in world politics

The chapters in this volume were solicited in an effort to update the forecaster's art in the realm of world politics, now that the advent of the nuclear age leaves little margin for error.

Joel David Singer, Michael David Wallace, 1979

From Warfare to Welfare: Defense Intellectuals and Urban ...

Tracy Augur, "The Dispersal of Cities as a Defense Measure," BAS 4, no. 5 (1948 ): 131-34; idem, JA1P 14, no. 3 (1948): 29-35. 12. Otto Nelson, "The Planning of American Cities in an Atomic Era," address at ASPO conference, Detroit, October  ...

Jennifer S. Light, 2005

The augur's daughter: a story of Etruscan life

The ultimate in reconstruction - a novel illustrating Etruscan life. It is a very readable story and gives a greater understanding of the Etruscan than many shelves full of pots and bronzes.

Sybille Haynes, 1987

Quality of Context: First International Workshop, QuaCon ...

In this section, we point out how the concepts discussed in this paper are applied in a proactive UI called AUGUR developed at the Telecooperation Lab. As can be expected, AUGUR aims at improving user interaction based on context ...

Kurt Rothermel, Dieter Fritsch, Wolfgang Blochinger, 2009

The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, ...

Explicitly following Romulus' example at the city founding, Numa ordered that the bird-omens be consulted about him: 'An augur, whose service on this occasion was afterwards recognized by the grant of a permanent state priesthood, ...

Joseph Rykwert, 1988

American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document ...

106 Augur, Christopher Columbus Further Reading Browning, Robert M., Jr. From Cape Charles to Cape Fear: The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1993. Browning, Robert M.

Spencer C. Tucker, 2013

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1949

AUGUR, Ruth Monro, illus. Primary social studies, grade 2. Workbook. AA126ij.0i ;. SEE Harlow Publishing Corporation. AUGUR, Ruth Monro, illus. Speak and write correctly. Grade 9, form 1. AA130250. SEE Harlow Publishing Corporation.

Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1950

ruff's guide to the turf; or pocket raring companion for ...

Mr Allison's br. c. Whitehouse Capt Archdall's b. f. Balloon b. f. Slut (31b.) b. c. Niger (31b.) br. c. The Graff (31b.) ch. c. Pas-op (31b.) Mr Bartle's b. f. Fern Leaf ( 3lb.) Mr W. Baxter's b. f. by Pompey, out of Ha- wise — b. or br. c. by Augur, out of  ...

pipers stephnson and spence, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUGUR»

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I'll be slack: Terminator Genisys flops as Magic Mike's pulling power …

But a firm $28m No 1 start in China for Monk Comes Down the Mountain could augur a return to those early-noughties glory days, which were ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Audio CD fake, attempt to malign my image: Himachal Minister

... larger issue at present is of "unverified and spurious" audio CDs being circulated for character assassination which did not augur well for the ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Rupiah will only be free when his case is challenged all the way to …

He said the move to suspend the DPP does not augur well in the minds of Zambians. “To suspend him [Mutembo] and then acquit someone he ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»

Campaign launched against ropeway in Chamundi Hills

"Information sought under RTI regarding master plan for the development of Chamundi Hills does not augur well for its future. There seems to ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Museveni Moves to Stop Cabinet Row

... state are not there, especially if they have an issue on the Order Paper, it does not augur well," Ms Nankabirwa said in an interview recently. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Sensex, Nifty hit 11-week high after strong intraday rebound

The decline in crude oil prices augur well for India. The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, and the 50-unit CNX Nifty, both, hit their highest ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

WSJ should produce proof or apologise, says Gerakan Youth chief

“By right we should not form an opinion based on incomplete information as this will not augur well for democracy and our maturity as a nation.”. «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»

Spreading unverified news of wrongdoings dangerous – UPKO Youth

KOTA KINABALU: Finger pointing and mudslinging do not augur well for the country and its citizens. It is therefore imperative that one gets all ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»

East Haven Police Arrests Include Charges of Child Pornography …

Brian W. Augur, 59, of Sidney Street is charged with first-degree possession of child pornography. Frank Acampora, 28, of Henry Street is ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Leadership, corruption and a country that is going nowhere (Part 2)

Though society members have characteristics that do not augur well for progress and development, they do not expect leaders to lead them in ... «Ghana Business News, Jul 15»