to augur
4
8.6
- verb
- /ˈɔːɡər/
:
augurar
- Many believe that the presence of birds near the field augurs a successful harvest.
- augur well
Examples
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Despite this positive contribution, three indicators do not augur well for the long-term sustainability of the space.
Academic text (2009) -
It's just made-up money, and this does not augur well for our economy.
Blog text (1) -
Does this augur well for our trial?
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The direction to the east could only augur badly.
Fiction book (2000) -
This genial reception augurs well for the success of our mission.
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All of these potentialities augur well for the possibility of regime opening and democratic bargaining.
Academic text (1994) -
The most important aspect is that the holding of free elections augurs the end of an authoritarian regime.
Academic text (1993) -
Moreover, the Obama administration's strategy of "pivoting" toward East Asia does not augur well for a more robust Gulf commitment.
Academic text (2013) -
I am just glad to see that the Canadians have ratified a modern international arbitration statute that augurs well for the future of Canadian-United States relations.
Academic text (1991) -
The dark clouds in the sky seem to augur an upcoming storm.
Synonyms
812
3.0
To say what will happen in the future
54
2.5
To say what will probably happen using information, for example about weather or business
41
7.0
To say what will happen in the future
16
6.2
To give a small sign that something will happen in the future
16
7.2
To be a sign that something good or bad will happen
13
8.4
To show that something, often bad, will probably happen
7
5.8
To happen earlier and show what will come later
5
8.8
To show that something bad will happen
3
9.3
To say what will happen in the future using clues
1
8.0
To be a sign that something will happen later
1
9.3
To be a sign of something
To say what will happen by reading signs
To show that something will happen soon
To seem to show that something bad will happen
Predict an event from a sign or dream
To say what will happen in the future because someone has spiritual power
To know something before it happens
Compounds
- Specialized
A kind of orchid that has tall stems and a spiral of small white, sweet-smelling flowers
How Predictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb augur comes from that same idea of reading signs, like the flight of birds, to 'predict' what will happen. So if something augurs well it means it is a sign that good things are likely.