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wahrsagen — 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.
  • divination noun The practice of trying to foretell the future or uncover hidden knowledge, typically through supernatural or ritual means.
  • foretell verb To predict or announce something before it happens.

Senses

wahrsagen 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.
  • divination (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
  • foretell (ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
  • fortune-telling The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.

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.

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