augurer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
- bode verb To be a sign that something (usually bad) will happen; to portend.
- foreshadow verb To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
Senses
augurer 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.
- bode (ambitransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
- foreshadow (transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance. [from 16th c.]
augur — full definition
- noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
- verb To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foreshadow.