English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Augur
(n.)
An official diviner who foretold events by the singing,
chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived
from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual
occurrences.
Augur
(n.)
One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner;
a prophet.
Augur
(v. i.)
To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to
foreshow.
Augur
(v. i.)
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or
an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
Augur
(v. t.)
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to
betoken; to presage; to infer.