waarzeggen — meaning in English

English meaning

• augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
• divine adj Relating to or coming from God or a god.

Senses

waarzeggen is used for these senses in English:

• augur To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
• divine (transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

augur — full definition

1. noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
2. verb To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foreshadow.

divine — full definition

1. adj Relating to or coming from God or a god.
2. adj Wonderful or delightful, in an exaggerated, almost heavenly sense.
3. verb To work something out through guesswork, intuition, or insight rather than being told directly.

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