augur

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈɔɡɚ/ UK /ˈɔːɡə/ See IPA manual

Homophones

auger /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to foretell or portend; a Roman official who interpreted omens

Falling sales did not augur well for the coming year.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to foretell or portend; a... foretell portend presage prophesyforebodepredict prognosticate soothsayer

Word family

Derived forms auguralauguryaugurshipaugurous

Related forms inaugurate auspice

Etymology

From Latin augur, a Roman religious official who interpreted omens, especially from the flight of birds; perhaps related to augere ('to increase') or to avis ('bird').

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# augur

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔɡɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈɔːɡə

## Meanings
1. to foretell or portend; a Roman official who interpreted omens

## Examples
- Falling sales did not augur well for the coming year.

## Synonyms
- foretell
- portend
- presage
- prophesy
- forebode
- predict
- prognosticate
- soothsayer

## Derived Forms
- augural
- augury
- augurship
- augurous

## Related Forms
- inaugurate
- auspice

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: augur

## Etymology
From Latin augur, a Roman religious official who interpreted omens, especially from the flight of birds; perhaps related to augere ('to increase') or to avis ('bird').

## AI Etymology
augur comes from Latin augur, a Roman religious official who interpreted omens, especially from the flight of birds; perhaps related to augere ('to increase') or to avis ('bird'). The explanation preserves that uncertainty: the proposed comparisons illuminate the form, but they do not turn the word into a securely traced inheritance or borrowing. In modern use, the verb sense is "to foretell or portend; a Roman official who interpreted omens", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as inaugurate, auspice and derivatives such as augural, augury, augurship, augurous, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin augur, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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